If they do the same to me? For example, I sturggle with man boobs, its not that I am morbidly obese or anything but I still have larger chest for a male, probably not gyno either but i wouldnt cut my body up to remove it even if had it. So as is natural in any healthy male friend group, my friends poke fun of my chest, sometimes teasing by touching. What I do to counter balance it is hit them back at their own insecurities, some for being bald, some for not being able to grow a beard or some for being short some for being too tall, etc, etc,, you know just basic insecurities, if you think about it you can find flaws in anyone as none of us humans are perfect. I also think that its necessary to counter balance any bullying or teasing you face otherwise you end up getting completely dominated and turned into the laughing stock of the group. Also if you support this idea, can you help me get better at insulting people not in a butthurt way but rather in a sporting way
>>34782841I don't think it is necessary to punch back like this. I've never done that in my friend groups and it didn't make me the bitch, it made me the friend you can be more vulnerable around and helped strengthen those friendships
>>34782841>is it ok to poke fun at other's insecuritiesyes
this is how it works, particularly with dudes>dailystress.trojan>tension.ini>lookforpressurerelief.pdf>ribfriend.exe>reaction.pngthat's what friends are forit depends on the friend.the rules are unspoken but you generally choose whether to play or not, and people react accordingly.last year when i was on an engine, a coworker made a game called pass or play where one guy would rip ass, then say 'pass or play', suggesting the passenger next to them join in on filling the truck with fumes.for some its more physical like wrestling and for others its more based on exchanging insults.i usually look for someones insecurity. weight, hairline, facial hair, face. if they hide a lot or dont let you look at what's on their phone, you assume they're jerking off or browsing porn. if they're standing around, you assume they're a useless worker. there's all sorts of things but its hard to determine without information.i had a coworker whose name no one could say right. it was duque, so it was changed to "dookie".if you fight back though people can either rib back, lay off your case a bit, or escalate. the latter group will not fight fair so you gotta be ready if you play.if something is pissing you off about someone just find a way to turn it into an insult.
>>34782853Dont you feel its cowardly to not respond to insults as a man?
>>34782908would it be ok to call my friend a rapist sarcastically if he ever teases my chest again?
>>34785665i'd probably say something like, 'what? you want to touch them gayboy/fag?'it shows you've embraced the reputation, and don't care; then it puts the pressure on him that he seems gay for staring at your moobs, like he is implying there is a homosexual projection behind his words.
>>34785680thanks thats better
>>34782841If you're both doing it to take the piss out of each other then yeah it's ok. If you're actually insulting them in a mean spirited way then no.Also if you live in a country with cheap appointments then you should check with your doctor to see if you're intersex. It'll just help later in life.
>>34782841Sounds fine if you're always doing it with a smile and picking out something that's obvious rather than going for an insecurity they try to keep quiet.
>>34782841Two wrongs don't make a right. Your "friends" may be assholes, but that doesn't make it okay for you to be an asshole too. You have to be better than they are.
>>34782908I don't like that. I don't act like that, that's probably part of why I don't have friends. Can't we just be nice? I'm no good at insults unless I actually mean it, and then I go for the jugular. Why am I so different from guys like that? I want real friends not the gang from IASIP. Long ago, back in school I was told I had aspergers, and then they made me sit with the others sped kids, and I was nothing like that either. And I guess aspergers is just rolled into autism now.I don't feel any different, until I see shit like this and know that's supposed to be normal but i don't.
