r/PeterExplainsTheJoke • u/WithSkelly • Apr 24 '26

Meme needing explanation Lois?

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u/Vel_Cosby Apr 24 '26

Yup, if they married and had a child with a man like this, you can't really expect the people they surround themselves with to be vastly different. So they'd think it's normal to be like this.

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u/Square-Singer Apr 24 '26

The self-formed bubble is such a common perception-distorting issue. It's the same with "Why aren't there any good guys, all the guys I date are assholes." or "Why aren't there any good women? All the women I date just want my money.".

Well, if you keep dating a specific type of person, you will end up dating that specifict type of person.

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u/BootlegEngineer Apr 24 '26

I heard or read somewhere a long time ago that you are a sum of the 6 closest people to you.

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u/AENocturne Apr 24 '26

You're close to 6 people? I'm still trying to figure out if I trust one.

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u/Misterbellyboy Apr 24 '26

I have like 4 friends and one of them is my partner and one of them is a cat, so other than pets and a romantic relationship I have like 2 friends.

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u/Puzzled-Caregiver787 Apr 24 '26

Tried to trust one and I ended up almost bankrupt and emotionally on edge. I wish at in life they had refunds if it doesn’t work out

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u/fucuntwat Apr 24 '26

This feels like the tropic thunder bit where Ben stiller says “someone said they were close to me?”

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u/Capital-Meet-6521 Apr 24 '26

It might be the autism speaking, but I understood it to mean physical proximity as well.

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u/MiamiPower Apr 24 '26

Where are you from AENocturne? I live in Miami. I hope and pray you find your people and trust worthy tribes.