This story hurts so good!

Whoa. I'm not the one sexualizing this. I never said it was sexual rejection, and it was to illustrate someone putting some space between themselves and someone who might be a little more attached than you are. That doesn't need to be romantic or sexual, but common feelings permeate through difference situations. It…

See? The new laws are already catching 1 more voter fraud than they were able to in the past! That's an increase of 100%!! The law works!

To be honest, being rejected by someone you care about even once is probably "enough" for a lifetime for anyone.

Seems like a surprising amount of people were distracted by that. I suppose I should have used another example that didn't elicit so many knee-jerk "he's just bitter from rejection" comments. I'm not. I didn't think so many people on this site specifically would rush to categorize it that way.

This is the first time i've been "cubed"!!!!!

But I don't want to smell lady gaga's butt :(

I guess equating internet comments to serious mental illness requiring medication just seems reductive to me.

Made it about me? So people shouldn't talk about their personal experiences when expressing opinions? Seems pretty limiting.

Not much of a breakfast person. Maybe this was low-bloodsugar?

I actually had no idea this was happening, so you must be doing a pretty good job of catching it. Or maybe my works' filter is going gangbusters on those gifs.

Accusations don't bother me, and if people think I'm a troll, fine. Wasn't really my intention and I don't feel the need to defend myself, but I don't mind clarifying my initial post. It felt like asking a question, to me.

Is "Nice Guy" a meme that I haven't been privy to yet? I never claimed to be a nice guy. I tried to provide an example which made me more vulnerable so that people would see I was interested in this line of thinking. Maybe the story just seemed incomplete me and I filled in different blanks than the rest of the people…

Good...GOOD! Let the hate flow!

Yeah, maybe. I know I have human emotions sometimes. This story just didn't do it for me. I didn't know I could make internet folks this mad. Live and learn.

I'm mostly just shocked people read my post, considering how long it was. Bravo!

I just heard something different in this story, and was curious if others had as well, no need to disparage people with serious mental conditions.

Right. That part was an analogy. I was expressing a line of thinking I had. Felt like I was giving people enough to lash out at me if they really felt the need to, so I figured everyone could win. Mission accomplished.

Yeah, I was pretty curious how people would react to that line of thinking. Also, while a lot of the stories on here bring out the ol' misty eyes, this one didn't. I was curious why.

"He's so sweet," Shammarah Hamideh told the Journal News. "Every year on my birthday, he sends me a birthday card and check. They treat me like I'm their daughter."