On the other hand, you can't have banter without a bit of mockery. A relationship without some traded jabs is tepid, superficial, at best. It indicates that the people in the relationship don't really trust each other, that the emotional stability of the relationship is untested and unreliable.
It shouldn't be constant, and it shouldn't be one-sided, and it also shouldn't be completely absent.
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mastertigurius@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 12d
If your friend is mean to you and belittling you, he's not your friend. He just found a therapy puppet for himself.
NaibofTabr@infosec.pub · 27 pts · 12d
On the other hand, you can't have banter without a bit of mockery. A relationship without some traded jabs is tepid, superficial, at best. It indicates that the people in the relationship don't really trust each other, that the emotional stability of the relationship is untested and unreliable.
It shouldn't be constant, and it shouldn't be one-sided, and it also shouldn't be completely absent.
HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 14 pts · 11d
But also not communicating when your friend crossed a line is not good for a relationship either.
markz@suppo.fi · 13 pts · 11d
Who knew there'd be some nuance to this
Hansae@lemmy.dbzer0.com · -1 pts · 11d
HikingVet@lemmy.ca · 1 pts · 11d
Following me around and leaving this comment
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world · 24 pts · 12d
anomnom@sh.itjust.works · 8 pts · 11d
What about self deprecating jokes people make from their death bed?
mastertigurius@lemmy.world · 6 pts · 11d
Mumbling to my friend through my oxygen mask:
"I was an alright bloke in the end, wasn't I?"
"Nah, you were a total cunt"
markz@suppo.fi · 3 pts · 11d
Would totally work within my friend group
wreckedcarzz@lemmy.world · 11 pts · 12d
Me: punches them in the face
Me: haha just pranking bro
Malyca@lemmy.zip · 5 pts · 11d
Jokes are when you're laughing together, bullying is when they're laughing at you. Hope this helps.
OriginEnergySux@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 11d
Arancello@aussie.zone · 2 pts · 11d
is that a banksy painting?