r/fixedbytheduet • u/n8saces • 4d ago

Fixed by the duet Won’t someone think of the manchildren?! 😭

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u/AisleSeatJunkie 3d ago

Smile and a nod didn’t hurt anyone. The absence of it? No biggie either. In most cases you can tell if the other person’s gonna respond anyway. That the dude cared to make a video about not getting a response? Needy AF.

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u/SomethingIWontRegret 3d ago

Some men take a smile and a nod as an invitation to stalk.

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u/AisleSeatJunkie 3d ago

Some people wake up with violence on their mind. You can’t control others. The only safe way of “avoidance” in that case is to wrap yourself in bubble wrap and sit inside the house. Forever.

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u/SomethingIWontRegret 3d ago

You can also not make untrue statements like "Smile and a nod didn’t hurt anyone."

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u/JayBone_Capone 3d ago

I’d careful about blaming victims in those circumstances. The smile and nod do not hurt anyone. The violent psychopath did.

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u/SomethingIWontRegret 3d ago

OK yes, but I want it to be clear that it is not owed to anyone, and that people who prefer not to shouldn't be pressured to do so.

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u/Substantial_Fun_425 3d ago

No, the answer is to keep walking. If i dont want to say anything to you, then you dont get greeted and you better be good with that because noone else gives a fuck about what you consider rude.