The Push—pull instinct

"My friend, I believe you are a minion of hell."

-von Goethe

The deeper I penetrate into the nature of humanity, the more I realize nobody has penetrated very far at all. We are all just acting instinctive patterns like a dog wagging it's tail or a wolf howling at the moon. Every word is the tip of an iceberg that connects back to instinct.

One of those instincts is to never let anyone get too comfortable with you. It's summed up in the saying that familiarity causes contempt. So, to avoid total familiarity, you switch up. Unfortunately, when you are constantly around someone i.e. in a relationship, switching up means becoming a bitch, or a bully.

Absence isn't an option, you share the same house, bedroom, toilet, shower. Some people might believe they're just being a bitch for completely rational reasons. E.g. They pee on the toilet seat. They left a dirty dish in the sink. The actual reason is more narcissistic in its origin.

It's the same push—pull dynamic, hot—cold dynamic that everyone's familiar with. You want to control their emotions. You aren't that interesting, you've exhausted your netflix of all the interesting shows, and you can't afford another vacation. What are you to do?

Im justifying bullying. Im giving you the pass to be unashamed of what you naturally do. You bully, and you bitch. Luckily we live in a world where most women enjoy being dominated. So when she declares war, declare war back.

I've done this before. The next time I saw her she was on the phone with a friend and ended up telling her how Im a bully. Her friend said "He's just unaware!" All said in a way indicating she enjoyed it deeply like the masochist I knew she was.

The Push—pull instinct
The Push—pull instinct
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