Anonymous wrote:They’re not abusive but they’re still awful. You can’t just phrase your unreasonable demands in a calm way and pretend it’s fine. Some requests of a partner are reasonable and some are not. The correct response would be for her to just say farewell and move on, but he’s still a creep. Would you want any of your friends to date a guy who sent those messages? Absolutely not!
Some of you are so delusional and dramatic.
This was two adults dating for a few months. He kindly, respectfully, and directly told her what his boundaries are for a romantic partner, and if she wasn’t on the same wavelength he wished her well with no drama or hard feelings. That is thoroughly decent, well-adjusted, ADULT behavior. (The merits or lack thereof of the boundaries are totally irrelevant—that is entirely subjective and personal. I’m fat. I don’t get to say it’s unreasonable and abusive if someone says they won’t date me if I continue at my current weight. That is their right.)
The only “awful” behavior here is the bipolar child releasing private texts long after he’s moved on and is in another healthy relationship to try and generate her 15 minutes.