Paul Eastwick

So I think it is something that, you know, it can be fun, right?

You can, we bond with our friends or with our family members through teasing, you know,

Some people use teasing as flirting, right, for potential romantic relationships.

Like it's common and it can be really fun and positive for a relationship.

But I think we do need to be careful about those nuanced situations.

Yeah.

And the other thing that we hear is, you know, part of the issue with an audience is if somebody is going to stand up for you or not.

Right.

So if there is some teasing going on where maybe it's crossing the line, you're not feeling good about it.

If someone is there to stand, you know, even that one person to stand up for you and say, like, you know, hey, enough, like, let's back off.

That can feel really positive.

But particularly if there's a lot of people around and no one's doing anything about it, you feel really targeted.

You feel really singled out.

And that can feel worse.

Right.

Whereas if it's everyone's in on the joke together, then that can feel a little better.

Oh, thank you so much for having me.