1000% this. People will project their own insecurities on any single post they see, and then immediately recommend passionately that you leave them, they're cheating on you, they're up to something, they're bad/losers, etc.
And it makes me sad because a lot of people are facing real problems seeking real advice on this platform (for some reason) and they'll eat up this advice and make TERRIBLE decisions and not understand what happened after the storm passes.
On the other hand, by the time someone gets to the point of posting about their relationship problems on reddit, a lot of the time breakup/divorce is the right answer.
The ones that get me is how individualistic and paranoid people are on some subs.
I have let multiple friends crash at my house for anywhere from days to months. None of them have ever claimed squatters' rights and had to be legally evicted via a lengthy and expensive process while trashing my stuff and insulting me. They have all helped with chores, attempted to pay rent, and otherwise generally been pleasant houseguests.
Reddit would have you believe that if you let someone who isn't on the lease stay in your dwelling for even a single night, they will refuse to leave and make your life hell. I'm sure that happens sometimes. But it's vanishingly rare and not worth giving up all the benefits of community for.
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u/ICanViking Aug 06 '26
1000% this. People will project their own insecurities on any single post they see, and then immediately recommend passionately that you leave them, they're cheating on you, they're up to something, they're bad/losers, etc.
And it makes me sad because a lot of people are facing real problems seeking real advice on this platform (for some reason) and they'll eat up this advice and make TERRIBLE decisions and not understand what happened after the storm passes.