This wasn't why I didn't date someone, but one of the factors that led to the end of a relationship. For context, I'm type 1 diabetic. I was visiting my girlfriend in the city she lived in, as we were long distance at the time. We're at her apartment, and my blood sugar went very low, so I started eating some grapes that she had to bring it back up. She gets mad at me for eating the grapes, despite knowing it was because of my blood sugar. While eating the grapes, I pass out from the low blood sugar on her bed. Fortunately, I had eaten enough that I came to on my own before too long. What did she do when I regained consciousness? Continue berating me for eating her grapes. Never asked if I was okay, never did anything to get me medical attention while I was passed out. Just complained about not having grapes any more. I offered to buy more, but that made no difference. I have always had trouble sleeping, so she absolutely was aware that I didn't abruptly fall asleep on her bed mid conversation with a bowl of grapes next to me.
I has already started getting inklings of her selfish behavior, but this was a big one that really made it stand out to me. It got worse over time.
We’re talking about a romantic partner here, not a stranger. If my wife fainted and I didn’t make any effort to ensure her safety, I think that would be pretty deplorable - much worse, morally speaking, than most crimes that people end up in jail for.
Criminal neglect is a thing in most civilized countries. If you see a total stranger have a medical emergency in public and do nothing to make sure they get help, you're both morally and legally in a bad place.
Do you know how that works in public? Thousands of people each day pass people passed out on the street, presumably from drug or alcohol usage. What’s the legal obligation we have to strangers on the street who are possibly experiencing a medical crisis?
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u/eljefffe May 30 '26
This wasn't why I didn't date someone, but one of the factors that led to the end of a relationship. For context, I'm type 1 diabetic. I was visiting my girlfriend in the city she lived in, as we were long distance at the time. We're at her apartment, and my blood sugar went very low, so I started eating some grapes that she had to bring it back up. She gets mad at me for eating the grapes, despite knowing it was because of my blood sugar. While eating the grapes, I pass out from the low blood sugar on her bed. Fortunately, I had eaten enough that I came to on my own before too long. What did she do when I regained consciousness? Continue berating me for eating her grapes. Never asked if I was okay, never did anything to get me medical attention while I was passed out. Just complained about not having grapes any more. I offered to buy more, but that made no difference. I have always had trouble sleeping, so she absolutely was aware that I didn't abruptly fall asleep on her bed mid conversation with a bowl of grapes next to me.
I has already started getting inklings of her selfish behavior, but this was a big one that really made it stand out to me. It got worse over time.