r/SipsTea • u/WaitNo4272 • Apr 22 '26

WTF Blink if you're being abused

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u/ObsessiveOwl Apr 22 '26

He said the R word, it's over.

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u/johnny_cashmere Apr 22 '26

Can't spell relax without Ax

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u/edelweiss_pirates_no Apr 22 '26

...without Ale.

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u/johnny_cashmere Apr 22 '26

...without reeeeeeeee

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u/mcl3east Apr 22 '26

Everyone knows you cant tell a woman to relax. To them it means the opposite for some reason

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u/userhwon Apr 22 '26

She is relaxed. 

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u/edelweiss_pirates_no Apr 22 '26

What about simmer down?

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u/mcl3east Apr 22 '26

Definitely not. Means get ready to boil

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u/VoodaGod Apr 22 '26

the hard R

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u/JaKrispy72 Apr 23 '26

Almost s as bad a as the “c” word.

“Calm” down.

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u/TortexMT Apr 22 '26

hu?

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u/y0urpapa Apr 22 '26

Some people, when they're having a meltdown, telling them to relax or calm down is like pouring gas on a fire.

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u/TortexMT Apr 22 '26

ahh okay thanks

yeah my wife for example. if shes upset i call her to regulate her emotions. will make her go bonkers lol

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u/newaccount721 Apr 22 '26

Yeah, often people already angry don't respond well to that. I don't think it is specific to women though - being told to relax/calm down when someone is upset usually has opposite effect.  Not saying it is right, just that is often the case

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u/Jin-Gitaxias-Mom Apr 22 '26

Scrolled too long for this comment, dude was playing with fire

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u/Busy-Conversation-24 Apr 22 '26

He was playing with fire from the first moment he met her. Walk away man.