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?
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.