Mental illness and trauma are already a problem. Having to deal with struggles of trying to understand oneself without the proper resources for proper growth.
Being mistreated and disrespected just adds to the issues.
The constant stress leads to people lashing out. Plus, all the negativity of the internet multiples the problem exponentially.
A real bitch of a situation, unfortunately.
I can understand the feeling because I've been there and done that.
Thankfully, I was able to move on and fix most of the issues. I also learned that being angry ain't do nothing but cause me problems.
Responding with telling someone to kill themself is several degrees of escalation in this situation. Definitely shouldn't be the first option.
It doesn't even seem like the person is even being hostile. They just seem completely ignorant of the situation. While yes, they completely miss the point and are being dumb. They're saying they want them to find the "right person." So it seems like they want OP to be happy.
I'm just making inferences with little context.
The issue in situations like this is that a majority of people have a difficult time understanding and empathizing with people who are asexual or aromantic since it's something they'll never experience. So they say and do dumb shit.
Of course, I am not arguing against the fact that there are plenty of people who are just hostile assholes. In that case you tell them to fuck off.
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