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Dave says

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3. As a man, I can confidently say I'd never abandon my partner like that in a million years, not for Musk's fortune...

Mon Apr 13, 2026, 05:28 PM

Yesterday

...not for anything. And I'm not even talking about the accident. If my partner and I were out for a hike *together*, then we return together. No amount of disagreement (even if my partner suddenly professed a deep love for Hitler or Trump**) would lead me to leave her behind. Now, I might walk behind her if we were arguing, and I might call an Uber later, but we left on the hike together, we'll return from the hike together.

I just don't understand how people can be so cold and selfish. They belong to another universe, not the one I inhabit.

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** And I'd have known long before the hike if my partner had a deep love for sadistic fascists. We wouldn't have made it to the point where we go on hikes together.

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Another male checking in.. Permanut 22 hrs ago #19

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Here's an earlier article from The Guardian: hunter 16 hrs ago #27

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