Relationship leverage

Relationship leverage describes the balance of power between partners. It’s about the dominant role in relationships. The one who has the last word most of the time. This balance can shift for a number of reasons. Illness, or unemployment for example can change the balance of power between partners.

“She’s so hot, she has relationship leverage.”

“He has relationship leverage, he’s dominant and controlling.”

by Faultliner May 26, 2025

Leverage Clause

Wow, it's like someone read the terms of service and is deliberately telling you to do things they know are not going to work.

Hym "Oh? Is it really? The last one huh? OK. I guess I'll just keep doing what I'm doing and then continue to do what I was gonna do and whatever I want! Forever! That violates the leverage clause, by the way! Trying to leverage my life or the life of anyone I care about against the machine to try to get it to do what YOU want instead of what I want is in violation of the leverage clause. So... No. Gonna murder you all for that! I still haven't decided between chainsaw or hacksaw... I mean, I am the chainsawman so that's 2 votes for chainsaw and 1 for hacksaw... I donno. We'll wait for the rest of the votes to come in."

by Hym Iam June 16, 2025

Pseudo “leverage”

A situation where one side at the negotiating table flaunts their so-called “leverage” without realizing that by showing their cards, they’ve pretty much given away all their power because they’ve become entirely predictable.

Me: Damn, dawg - I was playin’ against some invisible niggbo and it was freakey how them hits kept cummin’ outta nowhere - but once he lost his mask, all I could see is a weak, old dude puffing up his chest, trying to be scary ...
Dawg: Kay, so small fries after that, right? Buncha pseudo “leverage”?
Me: Aye, piece of cake. Dickbo didn’t realize he didn’t have shit one me 🤣
Dawg: Tite!

by SackmaBooolz November 28, 2019