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The Tribunal of Ordinary Decency: The Unwritten Ethical Rules for Ending a Relationship Without Stealing Time or Humanity
Published 5 months ago
Description
Outlines how breakups, though legally unregulated, still carry moral obligations. The speaker notes that while modern societies enforce strict rules in many domains, relationships often end without any formal code, leaving one partner vulnerable to manipulation or neglect. To address this, the video proposes eight ethical principles for ending a relationship, such as:
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- Not wasting or stealing a partner’s time with half-hearted commitment.
- Making a clear decision to either stay fully invested or leave, rather than hovering ambiguously.
- Avoiding betrayal and other actions that erode trust before the breakup.
- Preventing gaslighting, i.e., not making the partner question their own sanity or feel compelled to end things themselves.
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