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[quote=Anonymous]I agree with a lot of this advice. I'd also find a time when he's NOT in this mode to talk about it with him. You can speak honestly. Maybe it's, "What do you think would be helpful when you say things like that?" or "What do you think makes you say things like that?" You can even be honest: if it's hurting your heart, you can ask him to dial it back a little. It seems to me like he wants to shock you in some way, to push the burden of the emotion onto someone else, but if the way he says it is hard for you, you can say so. Make it clear that you DO care about him and you ARE glad to be the person he vents to and everyone has their shitty moments, and we all need someone to let off steam with, but maybe he can leave out the ____" (whatever the thing is that upsets you the most. Or ask him to give it a try and see how it goes. [/quote]
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