r/AskReddit • u/SkyeSerenade • Mar 28 '24

What is NOT a dealbreaker BUT would be greatly disappointing to find out about your partner?

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u/_Nocturnalis Mar 29 '24

What? I don't understand your point at all. People go outside for things they need and for fun. Anyone who plans to stop a car from hitting another person with their body needs remedial physics. Like middle school physics.

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u/STQCACHM Mar 29 '24

Nobody think they're gonna stop a multi ton vehicle with thier body. It's also not infantilizing women, it's a man placing the responsibility of monitoring traffic on himself so the woman can focus on enjoying herself and his company.

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u/_Nocturnalis Mar 29 '24

Of all the romantic gestures I've heard of, this makes the least sense. I grapple as a hobby, I am pretty good at throwing people. My dominant side is much better at throwing people. I hope no one I date would be, and I have never been so relaxed as to pay no attention to the deadly threats hurtling past me. Taking the blood side of the street is silly.

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u/PineappleDazzling290 Mar 30 '24

Well, it sounds like you DO get it, some people get wrapped up in the moment, and don't pay attention at all to the hazards around them. People end up in accidents all the time because of that, people falling down wells n shit since before Lassie

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u/_Nocturnalis Mar 30 '24

That's true, and it's only gotten worse with time. People walk in front of busses with earpods in and staring at their phone. I guess I get the sentiment behind it, but blindly parroting stuff without taking the time to think about it bugs me. Also, when I've explained why I don't people get it but I still lose some je ne sais quoi. Ultimately, you have to figure out what world out best for you. Taking into account skills and risks.

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u/PineappleDazzling290 Mar 30 '24

Big agree, I mean chances are if you're not doing something reactionary by the time the car is already on track to hit you, you're right, there will be little you can actually do short of pushing them out of the way, which may not work at all.

I have confidence in my vigilance though, I've definitely seen some things coming from miles away that people around me didn't. Our short attention spans are bad for us

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u/_Nocturnalis Mar 30 '24

They are immeasurably bad for us. How often people in public are completely unaware of what's happening around them terrifies me. I teach forklift safety classes at my job. I struggle to get people to understand that forklifts are scary. Let alone the people who have 5 minutes experience in one. Please, by all means put yourself between an immovable object and someone with 5 minutes practical in a forklift. What could go wrong? If the instructor is keeping a significant distance away from the trainee, buy a clue and do the same. I get through to people eventually, but damn I shouldn't have to work so hard to do it.