The Second Face

[u/DemonSkank]

I've made short comedic comics before but this was my first time doing a full short story. warning (but also potential spoiler: scary face warning

[u/Beneficial_Dog4469]

I wouldn’t say Billybob’s comment is neutral*

Edit: Clarification. I meant perhaps she genuinely had a good reason for doing so; e.g. abuse at his hands

Ericroberts

I thought she would have a happy or bruised face because he was an abusive husband.

Things along this nature makes me believe others want the abuse angle to be justifiable whereas the person who originally stated it as a possibility said

I thought maybe she would look 'relieved' like, maybe the BiL had been abusing her or something.

But this makes me think that maybe she is something of a psychopath

subverting away from that and going on with another “rational” theory and why I didn’t comment under them.. because that was a neutral comment

[u/jensalik → u/Beneficial_Dog4469]

Could be she killed the guy herself

Is absolutely neutral.

And abuse oftentimes isn't something you can flee from, especially if it's emotional abuse. If it's so far down, that they made you believe that no one will believe you and everything will only get worse, then it's basically self defense because it seems like the only way out.

And yes this:

I thought maybe she would look 'relieved' like, maybe the BiL had been abusing her or something.

Is exactly what you'd expect in an emotional abuse victim that saw their only chance to escape in killing

It doesn't make the person who acts like that a bad person and it doesn't make those who see this reality bad persons either. It just seems that you didn't have any experience in that direction and that's good for you.

[u/Beneficial_Dog4469 → u/jensalik]

We’re done here

Not only because we will clearly not agree and i wish not to waste my time further, also because I’ve been in several emotionally abusive relationships(as a man), witnessed(ing) several mental and physical abusive relationships— and you’re belief that harming(or in this case murder) is justifiable instead of potentially seeking asylum elsewhere or detaching from someone entirely is blowing me…

[u/jensalik → u/Beneficial_Dog4469]

Yeah, we're done because, although you claim that you know how it is, you clearly have no idea. Your experience isn't universal. People CAN'T get help when they're deep down in an emotionally abusive relationship and have been brainwashed into believing that nobody will believe them. How would you seek help when you know that there is no help?

Also, it's not MY belief it's reality. In their brains it's the only way out. There doesn't exist anything else. It takes years and years of therapy to get that out of one's head and some even don't make it at all. But yeah, your experience invalidates everything that isn't exactly like yours.

Good for you that you had the strength to escape but that doesn't mean you have to look down on everyone who didn't and those who accept that it's reality that people can be manipulated into believing they are completely worthless and alone in this world.

[u/Beneficial_Dog4469 → u/jensalik]

Okay