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-adalia-

Dumped immediatly.

No way would i stay with someone who had caused pain in someone elses life.

My view is very biased because i am a victim of one of the things on your list.

If the police didn't know i would contact them also.

What a bitch.

Reply 41

.pushing.charlotte.

ExNihilo

What a bitch.

You wouldn't think that if you'd been through what i'd been through.

Reply 42

Sundous

ExNihilo

What a bitch.

What a ****ty and inconsiderate remark.

Half of that list would creep me out tbh.

Reply 43

*pitseleh*

punktopia

How would you deal with the following situations if your partner's... distasteful past was revealed to you? Would you dump them straight away? Tell the police? Stay with them through fear? Stay with them through love? Should the past remain the past, or should past crimes always be punished?

The scenario: you find out, either because they tell you or through other means that:

Your boyfriend/girlfriend...

...has killed someone in the past
...has mugged someone in the past
...has raped someone in the past
...has molested a child in the past
...has used child porn in the past
...has committed an act of bestiality in the past
...has committed an act of necrophilia in the past
...has seriously injured another person intentionally
...has committed an act of incest in the past
...actually keeps a real human skeleton in their closet

I think I could actually forgive most of those (in time), provided that they hadn't given me any reason to think that they'd do that sort of thing again. The thing is, I've been with my other half for a very long time, so if it suddenly transpired that he'd done something awful before I ever met him, I'd like to think that the 6-7 (crime-free) years that I've known him would be proof enough that he'd changed.

*shrugs*

Would be a very different story if it was someone I didn't know so well, though.

Reply 44

foxo

Fusion

Why was this post 'warned'?

Because I'm a bad boy who abuses the anonymous system. :p:

Reply 45

Gestinatio

punktopia

...has killed someone in the past
...has mugged someone in the past
...has raped someone in the past
...has molested a child in the past
...has used child porn in the past
...has committed an act of bestiality in the past
...has committed an act of necrophilia in the past
...has seriously injured another person intentionally
...has committed an act of incest in the past
...actually keeps a real human skeleton in their closet

1) Depends. Was it murder? Self defence? Military Service? If it -was- a crime, have they served their punishment?

2) Again, depends on their view. Were they caught and/or punished? Are they sorry? Would probably be off with them for a while.

3) Dumped, I'm pretty sure.

4) Dumped.

5) Nope. Internet's an odd place, and I'd stick by them. After all, they have a relationship now!

6) Nope. If they still were/wanted to, dumped.

7) Dumped.

8) It would depend on the circumstances, probably not.

9) Circumstances, timespan, probably nope.

10) Again, circumstances.

Reply 46

enigma373

Dump him? **** that, he might kill me. I'd RUN and disappear.

Reply 47

TSRNAZIMOD

I wouldn't just dump her, I'd dump her in the nearest river.

Reply 48

A5ko

I bet theres a lot of confused folk from Norfolk scratching their heads at the incest one.

Joke. Don't pitchfork me.

Reply 49

manic_fuzz

Most would depend, but of course for a few, i.e. raping/molesting people, I can't see any possible circumstance in which I would think that as excusable/forgivable.

Reply 50

WhimsicalSloth

It would be entirely circumstantial for me.

Reply 51

beeninetytwo

...has killed someone in the past - Talk to my mum about it
...has mugged someone in the past - Stay
...has raped someone in the past - Talk to my mum about it
...has molested a child in the past - Nononononononono
...has used child porn in the past - Talk to my mum about it, probz Noonononnonno
...has committed an act of bestiality in the past - Stay
...has committed an act of necrophilia in the past - Probably stay
...has seriously injured another person intentionally - Talk to my mum about it, probably stay
...has committed an act of incest in the past - Stay probz
...actually keeps a real human skeleton in their closet - odd. Possibly stay?

Reply 52

Hilariously

Original post by Sundous

What a ****ty and inconsiderate remark.

Half of that list would creep me out tbh.

I would hope so; most of it is illegal.

Reply 53

IanDangerously

If it was one of the sexual deviancies on the list, I'd dump them. If it was one of the other crimes, it probably wouldn't bother me. I've had mates and colleagues that have mugged people, committed GBH, sold drugs, used weapons and things of that nature and I get on well with them!