Even if it wasn’t so much “manipulative”.

  • TʜᴇʀᴀᴘʏGⒶʀʏ@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    16 hours ago

    Oof.

    A friend of mine broke up with their partner, and was having a hard time not feeling like a terrible person bc their now ex was expressing a lot of sadness and fear, practically grovelling. To make it easier on my friend, I manipulated the ex into feeling angry instead; this allowed my friend to feel justified in going no-contact and not feeling guilty anymore.