IDK, maybe this is hard? Someone tell me.

[mothwing]

OK, maybe this is harder than I thought and not as much a matter of common sense.

Let's imagine you are having a fight with someone and they suddenly really, really do not want to have a conversation with you that moment. Now imagine they are walking away from you.

At this point, how do you react?

- physically pull them back towards you and keep them there.
- let them go away and try again later.

From the position of the person trying to get away, what do you think is the preferrable option?

EDIT: are there any circumstances that make this believable behaviour that you'd be comfortable with and wouldn't make you go "wtf was that", as long as we're still talking to characters who are equals?

I can't believe that this is something that's an issue with adult film makers when filming scenes in which two non-abusive heterosexual adults who are in a relationship are having a heated discussion.

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[fourthage.livejournal.com]

Is this a trick question? I can't think of anything that would make me more likely to invalidate what the other person was saying. From a purely utilitarian standpoint, it's counterproductive. From all other points, you do not physically coerce another person unless their life is in immediate danger.

[mothwing.livejournal.com]

Yeah, that's what I though. IDK, though, maybe they missed that day in kindergarten?

In this case, I think it was meant to be funny, and I guess that unless you're crazy into people being treated with respect, you wouldn't even notice.
And I'm sorta wondering why that is.