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Originally Posted by elphenor
nobody has an obligation to live for anyone else
sorry for your loss though
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eh
I dunno. You can say they don't have the obligation to live but you can't ignore the way that decision is going to negatively impact the people around you. If you have for example a kid to look after and you kill yourself and leave the kid an orphan, I think it's perfectly fair to say you have a moral obligation to suck it up and not kill yourself for the sake of the suffering you're going to cause.
It's inherently a selfish action to outsource the suffering you're experiencing to the people around you. But it depends on the relationship as far a how reasonable it is to take the selfish route. If your friends are gonna be sad that's a completely different ballgame from leaving behind your kids/immediate family.