yes, withholding affection in order to manipulate is considered emotional abuse
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Yes, but it is so subjective.
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but that's sort of why it needs to be mentioned bc part of the power comes from never quite being sure it's wrong
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Well, yes. Accusations of it can be used to manipulate as well. You're abusing me by not paying me enough attention/emotional labour.
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yes. it's an attempt to control your partner's behaviour or emotional reactions. That's the cornerstone of abuse in a relationship
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Yes, but so can accusations of it be an attempt to control them. We see it with feminists accusing men of not doing enough emotional labour
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But the point is most people think abuse means random acts of violence, but abuse is really about control
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Sometimes 'the silent treatment' is the best a *person* can do, in order to avoid completely losing their temper. Not necessarily right tho.
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A. I'm not talking about 'a few minutes', sometimes it can take days. B. Because it's not about gender but personality.
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It is to me.
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Sustained psychological/emotional approaches can still be abuse - many victims of childhood abuse can testify to that.
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Yes Mike, and that abuse can be covert and hidden and unacknowledged, the silent treatment when you haven't done anything wrong etc.
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"paying pets more attention than you". That's paranoia!
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hmmmm...i don't know maybe i should ask Nero about it XD
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Right? Why would you stay in a relationship like this?
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I think having your genitals burned with boiling water when you sleep is a high price to pay for a pork pie.
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Yeah especially when you consider you can probably just pick one up at a bakery somewhere.
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