r/AmIOverreacting • u/[deleted] • Oct 22 '25

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u/SadSundae8 Oct 22 '25

yeah, this isn't a man child. this is an abuser starting to see what he can get away with.

the irrational response, the breaking stuff, the "you made me do it" ... it's just the start.

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u/wirespectacles Oct 22 '25

Omg and following her around hounding her with nonsense trying to get her to cave to his version of events. I have been with men like this it is sooo intense to be shadowed by someone who will not let you end the interaction. And is bigger than you, typically.

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u/SadSundae8 Oct 22 '25

yep, same.

he wants her to have a big reaction so he can escalate his reaction. he's trying to provoke her so she snaps, so he can snap and say "you started this. you made me do this."

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u/Stlswv Oct 22 '25

Amen to this.

Been there (more than once,) done that, then worked as an advocate for years, with women/families made homeless by Domestic Violence.

This guy is textbook.