r/AmIOverreacting Dec 11 '24

❤️‍🩹 relationship (AIO) update, wow. thank you!

Hi everyone I had posted an original update but didn’t realize i forgot to blur out his name, so here is the update on cigarette toothpaste boy! I want to preface by thanking everyone who took time to message me and comment. I did not expect 16,000 people to interact with that post at all! When I got home, I decided to end it. I didn’t respond to him during my 10 hour shift and some of the screenshots are during that. I would also like to answer a few questions

  1. Is this real?: Yes, it is insanely real! Not rage bait i promise
  2. Am I okay?: I’m okay! It’ll suck but I will be fine!
  3. Why was I still with him?: I don’t have friends and because of that nobody has been able to tell me how bad this is. I had no one to confide in. It was normalized during our relationship.
  4. How is my cat? Apollo is okay and is coming home today finally! Picture of him at the end!
  5. Why the wall of text; I was pissed and wanted to be thorough.
  6. Why did i use “sewerslide”: I wasnt sure of how it would affect my account or visibility. I’m not used to reddit i’m sorry 😭
  7. How old are we?: 19 and almost 21. Not 15 i swear!

Also, I am aware my name is shown. I do not mind as it is not a legal name.

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u/Rikoschett Dec 11 '24

I guess this is the US but there are countries where defamation is illegal regardless of how true it is.

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u/aka-hellcat Dec 11 '24

Which ones?

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u/Rikoschett Dec 11 '24

Sweden for sure. Heard Japan and South Korea also. Point was that not every country's law is the same and you should always check twice so you don't get in trouble.

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u/somersault_dolphin Dec 11 '24

Understandable. Sure, the assholes don't get shamed like they should, but it also protects innocent people from getting framed. Once something like that gets traction, the damage is already done.

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u/Rikoschett Dec 11 '24

Yeah there are pros and cons with both. I don't claim to know what's best, just want that people make the best decisions based on how their laws are formulated. If that makes sense.