r/AreTheStraightsOkay 20d ago

What a bleak outlook on love

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u/MrLizardBusiness 20d ago

I don't think it's owed, but in the context of a romantic relationship, it's at least expected.

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u/yellowlinedpaper 19d ago

Yes, I can imagine a woman saying to her partner ‘I’m not having sex with you because you haven’t been supporting me emotionally’, but how does that look like to the general population.

The image here seems to imply it’s not a romantic relationship. I’m not a man and I know they deal with things I don’t, so I’m genuinely curious

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u/MrLizardBusiness 17d ago

Yeah, I don't know. Emotional support is the basis of friendship, so I guess there are men out there who think they're "investing" emotional support into relationships that'll never "pay out" in sex. Which is gross.

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u/yellowlinedpaper 17d ago

Ahhhh yes this makes sense! Because women aren’t worth being around unless they’re going to get some