Why Do You Want to Squeeze Cute Things?

The aggressive urges you might have when you see adorable things are probably related to the way you handle strong emotions.

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it's so fluffy i'm gonna die

[justaname]

I feel ridiculously happier when babies smile at me on the bus

[LittleCuteNekogirl]

I once saw a newborn goat who was learning to jump around and naturally it faild most of the time but it was so happy and playful it didn't give up and it was so extremely adorable I started to cry. There were a bunch of kids and moms and my friend... and I totally freaked out infront of all of them and cried because the baby goat was so sweet.

[helpme]

The idea of our brains using opposite emotions to express and cope with overwhelming emotions is fascinating to me. There seem to be so many examples of it, and I think it would be interesting to study.

[mateszka]

Why do we have dark thoughts? Like, when we're walking down the sidewalk and think about what would happen if we would jump in front of an incoming bus? Or thinking about the fact that you could kill anyone, you are just too scared to do it? Why does this happen?

[NatnatXS]

Why do we find other animal babies more cute than a human baby?

[justice_w]

"Om... Not eating it. Just putting it in your mouth."

[starlight]

So this is how Japan gets us addicted to Anime.

[CottonCandyNationYT]

I am in a Vet Science program and my instructor doesn't allow us to say "awe" 😂🤷‍♀️

[IamMissPronounced]

This makes sense because I love petting and scratching my bird, but I also pretend to eat her. She doesn't mind at all, she's a cuddly little thing.

[georgiasoaps]

I recently figured out that by looking at cute things (especially when I hold my crested gecko) my pain almost completely goes away for a little while. I have fibromyalgia (a chronic pain condition) so I'm always in excruciating pain, so finding something that helps is great

[Tweeba]

As a nanny for two infants, yeah. I cry sometimes because of the cute.

[monkeygoesbananas]

i'm glad this video was made because every time i try to explain this feeling to people they act like i'm crazy or something.

[MyCatInABox]

I always have "cuteness aggression" whenever I mess with/play with my cats (...or other people's cats).
My first reaction is to bite down hard and grit my teeth, all while talking the typical "baby talk" to them (my second reaction)
Unfortunately, I grit my teeth SO hard, my dentist noticed and, well, I couldn't just tell him "I grit my teeth and go into a minor epileptic fit while baby talking to my cats", so I lied and said I grit my teeth while I'm asleep....so now I use one of those soft mouth guards.
So NOW, I put it in my mouth BEFORE I start playing with my cats (or any cats).
I have to hide my reaction from people out in public, whenever I'm in a pet store: So I'll just QUIETLY grit my teeth and talk "baby" to the cat(s) in the cage.
And don't even get me started on how I react with kittens and puppies...

[SagaciousEagle]

The cutest thing in the universe to me is a fat healthy hamster. I even have a cute song for it.

[lillieblue]

All I know is faux biting the baby makes him laugh like crazy and it makes me happy too.

[mgrdendozo]

*Babies are cute*, until they grow up...

*Puppies/Kittens are cute*, and they will always be.

[jarrodbackman-gallivan]

Wow, thanks for this. When I was quite young, I had a reaction like this that was so strong it disturbed me. It's nice to know I'm not some sort of psychopath.

[eli-]

human babies dont make me feel this way but animals do, what is up with that?!

[SebastiansLeftGlove]

That's why Baby Yoda is so irresistible 💚