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Originally posted by Replaced_Texan
Girl meets Boy, and they start hanging out. Boy is dating other girl, but break-up is imminent due to graduate school in another state. Other Girl leaves, Boy and Girl start sleeping together and "hanging out." At some point here, Girl decides she's in love with Boy. Boy says stupid stuff about how he really, really likes Girl but he's "confused" and needs time to sort everything out, but he really, really likes Girl. Girl patiently gives him time and sex. Fast forward four months of time and sex. Boy starts talking about a new girl who may be able to help him out professionally. When gently pressed on the issue, Boy announces that he's probably moving in with new girl after knowing her for two weeks. Girl is heartbroken.
Greedy: I'm just interested in pain.
Hank: I have no idea if he's a little guy, but I'll find out. I'll see what I can do about some lizard shots.
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I know I'm going to come across as unsympathetic here, so I want to say if she were my friend, I would want the guy who brokeher heart to suffer physical pain commensurate with her emotional pain ... but ...
from what you describe, this guy sound like a bit of a user (especially if new girl's ability to help him out professionally really is something that matters to him, and wasn't just a cover), but does he really deserve to be beaten senseless? His real crime is that he didn't protect someone else from heartbreak. Of course he shouldn't have continued to have sex with her after she professed love he knew he wouldn't return, because only a fool wouldn't know that her feelings would continue to deepen and her hopes would continue to rise the more time they spent together, but it really sounds like he only took what she was willing to give, as selfish as that was on his part.
But she had her warnings. The moment he said "confused," she should have walked if she wanted to avoid future pain. Once you drop the l-bomb and it's not returned, you bear the risk of heartbreak, and you know you're giving more than you're getting. It's not like he didn't show his selfishness to her. She just (thought she) loved him in spite of it.
For the crime of stringing her along without expressly promising anything, somebody should key his car or slash his tires or sign him up on multiple porn sites using his work email or some similar harassment. If, however, he had promised her the moon without meaning it just to keep getting sex and adoration, then I think a maiming would be in order.
