which is the most terrifying
1: We need to talk
2. There's something you should know...
3. Ok promise you won't freak out
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1 by far. That has happened SOOO many times in all of my life it is a phrase that just makes me utterly scared so badly.
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So much gravity behind 1. 2 tends to be something the sharer is more scared of sharing than the heater is of hearing ala “I was married before”. 3 tends to be a scary incident that was already handled ala “the kitchen was on fire but it is not anymore, and everyone is alive”
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My impression of 3 is more... "I did something stupid and I've come to tell you about it", whereas 1 is "i have *grieviences*".
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All three are really bad. We’re talking sweaty palms, palpitations, and rapid breathing levels of really bad.
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I seem to be in the minority, but 1 doesn't bother me at all. I don't have a reputation of freaking out, so if anyone ever said 3 to me it means something *real* bad.
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I've never even had a girlfriend, and "We need to talk" still somehow fills me with existential dread.
*Shudders*
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#1 because the other two suggest that you have done something bad. I'm not judgemental, I'm pretty certain I can deal with it, whatever it is. #1 suggests that I'm the problem and what's worse, am not aware of it.
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