# Would you ever submit to blackmail to save a relationship?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-submit-to-blackmail-to-save-a-relationship/689597>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [May 29, 2014, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-submit-to-blackmail-to-save-a-relationship/689597 "2014-05-29T22:52:29Z")\
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**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 1:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-submit-to-blackmail-to-save-a-relationship/689597/21 "2014-05-31T13:00:31Z")

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> [@Miller](#):
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> Him: Morning, sweetie. Do you want some tea?
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> Me: I CONFESS!

I think it’s wise that you’d confess BEFORE you handed her the tea.

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 2:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-submit-to-blackmail-to-save-a-relationship/689597/22 "2014-05-31T14:59:39Z")

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**PunditLisa** , check the pronouns again… both **Miller** and his SO are hims.

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**Author:** ![joyfool](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@joyfool](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/joyfool)\
**Post date:** [May 31, 2014, 3:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/would-you-ever-submit-to-blackmail-to-save-a-relationship/689597/23 "2014-05-31T15:52:48Z")

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I’d just confess. But like **Miller** , it would take place pretty quickly, so that any blackmailer would be disappointed that I’d already beaten them to the punch.

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