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[–]womenopausal 22 insightful - 1 fun22 insightful - 0 fun23 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Abusive men will often kill pets as a way to terrorise women. I had a friend whose abusive ex had her perfectly healthy cat put down just to show his power. Pet abuse is included on UK risk assessments to as an indicator of potential severity.

[–][deleted] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The opposite is so common it even has a name: a bunny boiler.

[–]Irascible-harpy 9 insightful - 1 fun9 insightful - 0 fun10 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Because it's common, or is the name based on a scene from an old movie and now it refers to any woman who gets emotional or unstable at the end of a relationship? Do you have examples of women killing men's pets as they leave relationships? I'm sure it happens, but I cannot think of a single example, whereas I know of several situations where the sexes were reversed.

[–]yishengqingwa666 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

It's not, though, and that is from a movie and not real life.