• SchrodingersPat@lemmy.ml
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    10 months ago

    Besides physical violence, the most absurd thing I’ve seen was a man who bought a car after his wife pleaded not to because it would bankrupt them. He didn’t like that she was “telling him what to do.” They had two perfectly fine vehicles btw.

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        10 months ago

        Was an old car salesman tactic to basically tell guys they weren’t man enough to risk something they could barely afford.

        • Aniki 🌱🌿@lemm.ee
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          10 months ago

          Still is. Attach emotion to a sales pitch and if the buyer is dumb enough to play into it, you’ll sell every time.

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      10 months ago

      Weird, I know a couple who did exactly this about 13 months ago. They’re divorced now. Unfortunately they spawned a child who will now have to deal with two parents who hate each other and can’t stop fighting in front of them at every meeting.

      All from some kind of weird macho trip fuelled by insecurity.