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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m horrified by the impulsive nature of his suicide. I had assumed that he had been troubled for a long time, but to find out that he did it (and was making other bad choices) due to a woman who was cheating on him was just a gut punch.[/quote]

He WAS troubled for a long time. He was drug addict at a very young age.

Suicides can seem impulsive, in that they have triggers (a break up or firing, for example), but people who are healthy and strong when they encounter life's disappointments do not generally chose that option.[/quote]

"Suicide." I'm still not convinced.

He said just a few days before he died that he "had things to live for." He also hung himself with a bathrobe belt, which would likely not support a 200 pound man's full weight which means he probably tied it to a doorknob and sat down. Dude's best friend found him first, my personal theory is that is was a choke and stroke gone awry and his friend did him a final solid and zipped him up so it would look like suicide.   [/quote]

I agree.  He was a middle-aged FATHER who had gone through two divorces so news of alleged cheating by his current GF didn't seem so catastrophic to be life-ending. He and Argento may have gotten into some kink, and maybe he just took it a little too far while he was alone.

Bourdain clearly adored his daughter and he had a cordial relationship with her mother/his ex. He was also close with his brother. Based on what we learned about his personality from his books and shows, it does not seem to me that he would have picked this time, place and method to end his life. [/quote]

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