The intentional, passive-aggressive act of behaving in a sudden, eccentric, or highly unappealing manner (often via text or on a date) to force the other person to end the relationship or ghost you first, thereby avoiding the uncomfortable responsibility of initiating the breakup.
Named after the pilot mechanism used to forcefully propel oneself out of an aircraft in an emergency; in dating, the person hits their own emotional "eject" button by making the situation unworkable for the partner.
Named after the pilot mechanism used to forcefully propel oneself out of an aircraft in an emergency; in dating, the person hits their own emotional "eject" button by making the situation unworkable for the partner.
"I didn't hear back after my last date, but I think I just got ejection seated—he suddenly started sending me three-page manifestos about his theories on ancient aliens."
"He didn't want to break up with her before the holidays, so he started ejection seating by moving into his mom's basement and only communicating through interpretive dance videos."
"I tried to get a second date, but she responded to my text with a detailed financial plan for our retirement. I think I just got ejection seated."
"He didn't want to break up with her before the holidays, so he started ejection seating by moving into his mom's basement and only communicating through interpretive dance videos."
"I tried to get a second date, but she responded to my text with a detailed financial plan for our retirement. I think I just got ejection seated."
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A defense mechanism that occurs when presenting a hypothetical to a friend who attempts to find unintended loopholes that skirt the main contention of the hypothetical in which you respond by including as many guardrails as possible in an attempt to plug up said loopholes.
Oliver: Would you date your crush if she had a really big mustache?
George: Yeah, I could literally just shave the mustache off.
Oliver: No you can't, she has a mustache shield.
George: Duuude stop mustache-shielding!
George: Yeah, I could literally just shave the mustache off.
Oliver: No you can't, she has a mustache shield.
George: Duuude stop mustache-shielding!
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"Can you imagine if today was Thursday instead of Tuesday?"
"Honestly, if it were thursday, we would all contract spontaneous synchronized shitting sarcoma and have to change our pants"
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