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I'm starting to think my uncle is an incel.
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this post was submitted on 01 Jan 2026
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Ohhh, that's understandable, thank you! Yeah, he always expects me to be there for him and text him all the time too even when I'm busy and he gets upset when I don't.
That’s pretty weird and creepy, especially from an uncle.
This sounds like someone you should not have contact with.
Hey there, just want to gently say that someone older than you in your family should be getting support from their own friends/people their age. They go to nieces/nephews/younger adults and kids for emotional support because they want to extract validation that's not fair to you. And if he seems fixated on you and demands you text him a lot that is controlling and inappropriate at best, potentially creepy at worst. He is grown, he does not need you and should not be expecting so much from a younger relation, even if you're an adult. You should be spending your emotional energy on your own life. I played this game with various aunts and my parents and my parents' friends for years and it took me a while to realize how fucked up certain things were. His problems are not your problems, your life and your time belong to you, you never have to reply to anyone ever, he is old enough to manage upset feelings without you.