DorianGuey t1_j7ph8ii wrote on February 8, 2023 at 2:11 PM

You're on the internet in 2023. I don't care who you are, a half-naked woman is bound to pop up from time to time.

[deleted] OP t1_j7phi5t wrote on February 8, 2023 at 2:14 PM

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DorianGuey t1_j7pi6xr wrote on February 8, 2023 at 2:19 PM

I think her "rule" is unrealistic. You'll be looking at other women in public all the time. Some will be showing cleavage.

If you're on a diet, you'll be looking at ice cream and cookies in stores, in movies, and from people around you.

Glancing at something isn't the same as touching it.

WholeSilent8317 t1_j7q88is wrote on February 8, 2023 at 5:15 PM

intentionally looking at half naked women isn't the same as seeing a woman in public with cleavage. who you also shouldn't be staring at, whether you're single or not.

Basedmeatball16 t1_j7qaliy wrote on February 8, 2023 at 5:30 PM

I think we found the girlfriend

tiripshtaed t1_j7roooe wrote on February 8, 2023 at 10:46 PM

Touching something isn’t the same as eating something

GsTSaien t1_j7s34el wrote on February 9, 2023 at 12:25 AM

It is not an unrealistic boundary. It is definitely doable to not thirst online, nothing more difficult than just scrolling past.

OP is a jerk for crossing it.

That said, it is not a boundary I would keep. Not because it isn't doable, any decent person can do it without coming up with shitty loopholes or diet analogies; I don't keep this boundary with my partner because it would make us both less happy.

My partner and I both just comment on it when we see hot people, but we can only do things like that because we respect the other's boundaries in the first place.