Critical Role fans are wild cause they’ve consumed over 300 hours of content and will still be like “hey remember when Caleb stuck his hands into a loaf of bread on episode 11 at 1:25:18 exactly” and I’m like of course I do
Welp im getting ready to deep dive into a video about that hamilton tumblr user who lied about having HIV. Like I’ve heard of them but I really dont know all of the details about it.
Most apex predators will not attack a human unless provoked, cornered, treatened or starving. Predators cannot risk injury, you can’t hunt while you heal and you can’t heal if you starve. They’re most likely going to look at you and decide you are not worth the risk and effort.
Large prey animals, however, do not evaluate things this way. If a moose feels threatened, it doesn’t start calculating whether to risk injury. They will flee if they can but fight if they must - death is inevitable but it will take you down with it if at all possible.
A wild boar, however, does not give a shit. They just want you dead.
Gather round kids while I explain this manipulation tactic that men perpetually try to use and why it’s bullshit.
If someone is openly showing interest in you by making disparaging or disappointed comments about your age, they’re trying to put you on the defensive. This guy wants me to try to quell his discomfort, to bring up that I’m only a month shy of 20, etc. - he wants me to try to prove myself to him, that I’m mature and adult enough for a man like him.
His goal is to establish a power imbalance right off the bat. If we were to date, I would constantly be on the defensive, constantly striving to be an equal, constantly trying to prove my “adult” credentials. Anything he says or does or wants from this point on that I object to would just be seen as a strike against my age, proof that he was right and that I’m not mature enough for him. This is how SO MANY men pressure younger individuals (primarily women and girls) into situations and relationships they aren’t comfortable with. If he truly thought I was too young for him, he wouldn’t have messaged me. This is a very calculated move, and it’s fucking gross.
Adult relationships with age gaps are completely fine, but only if all parties view each other as equals. If someone is trying to set you up in a way that ensures that’s never a possibility, run far away.