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Greg, a handsome and popular man, struggles with boredom in his romantic life despite his success with women, leading to feelings of emptiness and self-awareness of his unhealthy desires. He grapples with societal judgment and his own cravings, ultimately choosing to ignore his true feelings rather than confront them. This internal conflict manifests in negative behaviors, including bullying a younger individual.

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Greg, a handsome and popular man, struggles with boredom in his romantic life despite his success with women, leading to feelings of emptiness and self-awareness of his unhealthy desires. He grapples with societal judgment and his own cravings, ultimately choosing to ignore his true feelings rather than confront them. This internal conflict manifests in negative behaviors, including bullying a younger individual.

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An Innocuous Sin

As a man, there wasn’t much Greg was lacking. A chiseled torso, a sharp jawline, good
looks and a bustling social life, all were his to claim. As a prominent member of his local
tennis club, he was not lacking in romantic invites, due to which he had garnered quite a
reputation as the stereotypical “playboy”. Sometimes, this went his way and sometimes,
it didn’t. It largely attracted women of certain predispositions, but these were not the
partners he was interested in, for his tastes were on the unorthodox side. Men like Greg,
who have no shortcomings in their romantic life more often than not - fall prey to the
leading cause of breakups- boredom. These men, who have virtually never been rejected,
to whom love has itself wandered to, begin to resent the sheer monotony of romance. In
their eyes, any girl who herself approaches them instantly becomes too boring for them
to waste any time on. Such intense deprivation of worthy romance, seeps into their lives,
their minds and their thoughts, a cloak of Impostor-Syndrome, low self-esteem and
extreme desires. While some seek closure and acceptance of their romantic affliction,
being more open about their wants and needs, just prioritizing themselves in general,
some, like our titular protagonist, go down the conventional route of burial and denial.
They stuff it down further and further in their hearts until there is no space enough
hollow, no crevice enough deep and no nook enough wide to house their ever-
strengthening cravings. Typically, what happens beyond this point is reported best in
newspapers and journals. However, unlike most that end up on this path, Greg possessed
a haunting sense of self-awareness, being fully aware of the path he was on and where it
ended, but being fully powerless to stop it. He feared the societal judgement him and his
family would face if he decided honesty was the way, but was equally terrified of the fate
that awaited him if he did otherwise. And so, stuck between a rock and a hard place, he
chose neither and adopted the policy of blissful ignorance, convincing himself that his
lust would pass and that “it was just a phase”. But, as expected, this did not ensure
complete abatement of his pent-up emotions, which regularly flared up and manifested
itself in the form of bullying. Particularly, bullying of a kid

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