Anonymous
9/19/2025, 1:54:06 AM
No.150441173
>>150438566
>>150439395
This might just be me, but I don't think that trying to avoid conflict and please others is a virtue, and Mike is kind of a good demonstration as to why. He has a very low tolerance for conflict because it stresses him out, and so he avoids conflict or disagreement even when it's objectively the right move. And when he DOES finally disagree, it stresses him out so much that he starts screaming and crying.
Like, I'm sure in Mike's head he just doesn't want to upset anyone, but he's creating situations that WILL upset everyone, all because saying "no" terrifies him. So ultimately he IS putting his own happiness and well-being above everyone else's - it's just that his sense of well-being is oriented around never saying "no".
I also think that Mike fell out of love with Sandy a while before EF and his main motive for staying was (and still is) the same terror of saying "no", combined with sunk cost.
>>150439395
This might just be me, but I don't think that trying to avoid conflict and please others is a virtue, and Mike is kind of a good demonstration as to why. He has a very low tolerance for conflict because it stresses him out, and so he avoids conflict or disagreement even when it's objectively the right move. And when he DOES finally disagree, it stresses him out so much that he starts screaming and crying.
Like, I'm sure in Mike's head he just doesn't want to upset anyone, but he's creating situations that WILL upset everyone, all because saying "no" terrifies him. So ultimately he IS putting his own happiness and well-being above everyone else's - it's just that his sense of well-being is oriented around never saying "no".
I also think that Mike fell out of love with Sandy a while before EF and his main motive for staying was (and still is) the same terror of saying "no", combined with sunk cost.