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If someone shot your significant other (or sibling if you have no "significant other") and you could dodge the bullet, would you?

I have no "significant" other, but I do have a little brother. At first, this may sound cruel, but bear with me. I would not dodge the bullet. I have experienced pain and loss in my life already and I know how to cope with it. I wouldn't want my brother to have to go through his whole life with the same loss I know I'd feel if I lost him. I would rather carry that burden myself.

If someone shot your significant other (or sibling if you have no "significant other") and you could dodge the bullet, would you?

I have no "significant" other, but I do have a little brother. At first, this may sound cruel, but bear with me. I would not dodge the bullet. I have experienced pain and loss in my life already and I know how to cope with it. I wouldn't want my brother to have to go through his whole life with the same loss I know I'd feel if I lost him. I would rather carry that burden myself.

So the question in shorter form is if you could take a bullet for someone you care for would you?

So the question in shorter form is if you could take a bullet for someone you care for would you?
Except I wanted to make it a specific individual.

I'd probably instinctivly dodge it then find the shooter and do something violent.

of course I can dodge bullets, I'm Neo!

Yep I would.

I'd take the bullet.

I probably wouldn't. Not that I don't care about them, but I'd rather get revenge later than die now. I'd try to dodge with my arm or something, though. Just not put myself in a fatal situation.

Plus, also, if they're really targeting your loved-one, and you dodge it, they'll probably shoot at your loved-one again after your dead. That's logical.

yeah but your not gonna be thinking that when it happens

I'm too lazy and probably wouldn't be able to get out of the way, anyway. I'd rather not love anyone, so I don't have to make these decisions. :)

I would take a bullet for my significant other. The question didn't state whether you would die or not, so I would guess you have some sort of chance to live. Either way, I would still take the bullet.

I would like to think I would. With time to think and know that the bullet would hit me and not them I would indeed make that choice. However, we have a sense of self preservation. It is hard to know which would prevail.

If someone shot your significant other (or sibling if you have no "significant other") and you could dodge the bullet, would you?

I have no "significant" other, but I do have a little brother. At first, this may sound cruel, but bear with me. I would not dodge the bullet. I have experienced pain and loss in my life already and I know how to cope with it. I wouldn't want my brother to have to go through his whole life with the same loss I know I'd feel if I lost him. I would rather carry that burden myself.

I'd take the bullet, i think, but maybe by instinct i would dodge it... :confused:

For that special person, yes, I'd take bullets or whatever harm was aimed at her,
if I had the choice. Which is not the case at the moment, so this is purely academic.

I'd take the bullet for my girlfriend. a) i love her more than anything in the world and b) i might survive :confused:

Pfft, fuck that. I don't like most of my family that much anyway. Besides, if I have time to dodge it, I have time to half-dodge it and take it in the shoulder.