A red flag for sure.

“All my exes are crazy!” — sure they are.

I know what I said.

I know what you said.

You aren’t clocking the situation correctly.

Your partner getting on your nerves and you going to a therapist or a trusted friend to vent and/or get critical feedback is one thing.

Getting into a circle of people who are griping about about their parter, especially when they twist your arm to join in the trash-talking, is another thing entirely. But even in a one-on-one situation, someone who trashes their partner (implying habituality), isn’t someone to trust with sensitive information. It’s a particularly cruel kind of gossiping, which you should also avoid. Because guess what happens when you talk to a gossip? They pry information out of you and spread it around.

Also note that I said “trash-talking” where you said “venting.”

Different situations.

I don’t think that’s what the comic in the OP is referencing.

Certainly not what I was referencing.

If your friends trash-talk their partner behind their back, guess what they say about you behind yours.

Sorry, John, but this isn’t out of context.

Shut up, Todd.

It’s almost like he’s a liar.

Still around, this guy?

Just give up another 20% of your territory. Then another in ten years.

I leave it at home sometimes when I think it’ll get me in trouble.

Tommy the traitor?

Who did farmers vote for?

Heck yeah, let’s go!

Must be nice to have a soul to suck.

Good news there. My hair is white, too.

Do blue eyes make me special?

We are where we are because Andrew Johnson sabotaged Reconstruction.

Finish the civil war. Accountability for racists and traitors.

I know some too and they’re white supremacist Karens.

Fuck ‘em.

Real man of the people.