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[–] Zorque@lemmy.world 12 points 1 day ago (1 children)

It's not about the dad, it's about the prospective mate thinking it's noteworthy. They could say that and then their dad doesn't give even a little bit of a shit about it.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works -2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's not about the dad, it's about the prospective mate thinking it's noteworthy.

to be clear… prospective mate thinking what is noteworthy?

[–] 5too@lemmy.world 5 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

The problem is that she's interested because his ethnicity is taboo (her dad would flip), not because of who he is as a person.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I ask about family a lot to flush that out, if ''my dad would be so pissed if they knew I was dating you'' pops up. I'm out.

that doesn't necessarily mean that "she's interested because his ethnicity is taboo". I've heard that same phrase countless times, which made me write my previous comment. "She" may be saying the exact same thing without her participating in your taboo/fetish game. Many "couples" from different backgrounds have to go through this with a certain dad or mom or uncle or gran or or or

[–] Snowclone@lemmy.world 0 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

You know, for a min I thought you were just a very ignorant person, but after reading your multiple intentional bad tasks, I'm sure you just an asshole.

[–] merde@sh.itjust.works 1 points 18 hours ago

when expression of disagreement is called "asshole", i can be. I disagree with what's written in the above comment.

Do you live in a world where everybody thinks the same way?