Context: So I just remember this after digging through memories.
So my mother was watching/reading some weird social media thing and there was this this question was asked to guys in China, and it’s supposed to be a dilemma because if you say save your mother, your girlfriend will break up with you, if you say save your girlfriend, your mom’s gonna disown you (cuz filial piety).
And so anyways, I think I was like 15 or something, and my mom asked me the question… I kinda froze because idk what to say… it was such a weird question. Then mom was like: “Of course you have to save me first, I raised you, remember? You only have one mother in this world.” … Something something… “People with blood relations to you comes first”.
Now reflecting on that memory, that was so awkward…
Ever been asked this question?
How would you answer if your mom asked that?
If either my girlfriend/wife or my mother asked me that question, I would refuse to answer and instead ask them why they were asking it. I’d explain that that’s a very nasty question to ask because it’s a loyalty test, even if they don’t mean it as one, and it puts me in a very awkward position—why would they want to do that? I’d ask them to consider how they’d feel if either their mother or spouse asked them that.
And if they didn’t immediately see my point, that would slightly lower my opinion of them, to be honest.
I don’t have a partner and I’m a PADI certified rescue diver.
If I see my mother drowning I’m going to hang around until I’m sure she’s fully dead.
If I see my mother drowning I’m going to hang around until I’m sure she’s fully dead.
Oh jeez, how abusive was her from 1 to 10?
My mom can swim and my girlfriend doesn’t exist
If my mom asked I would say her, but this is a f-ed up question to ask someone.
“Double the life insurance baby!”
No. My wife doesn’t ask bullshit questions just to start arguments out of insecurity. And my mother is dead. No, she did not drown.
It is easy for me to answer, my mom is old. My wife can probably tread water while I get my mom to shore.
I told my wife this and she replied that she is a strong, independent woman who can swim perfectly well on her own. The right answer is that I should grab my mom and start bringing her towards the shore while my wife swims ahead and helps me pull her in once we get to shallower water.
Mom. I can always get a new girlfriend.
My mom is dead though, so the girlfriend.
I don’t have a girlfriend though, so I guess I’ll just drown myself.
Pshhh, easy. Same person.
I’d save my wife, and my mom would absolutely want me to.
If my mom asked it, my response would be my girlfriend. If my girlfriend asked it, id say save my mom. If they both asked it, I’d get a beer at the bar and let them both drown. Cause fuck you if you’re going to play those kinds of games with me.
“Mom, I never would have expected you to ask such a mean question.”
“The one who sucks the dick makes the rules”
Sweet Home Alabama plays in the background 💀
When you ask your dad and he tells you to ask your sister
I hate my biological mother and I never have a girlfriend.
To answer your question if my mother asked me this my response would be, “Stop calling me you filthy junkie.”
“I’d hire a prostitute for the occasion just so I can save her instead”
I would absolutely save my wife first. Now, do I actually have to save the second person?
Question didn’t say “wife”. Presumably, she’s safe on the shore waiting for you to choose. So, girlfriend or mom?
I love the dramatic dilemma posed by having to decide whether to save the woman you love (girlfriend) and by doing so revealing your affair and destroying your marriage, or living with the fact that you let your girlfriend drown to save he embarrassment of revealing your infidelity. Fun extra spin on the trolley problem.
