Guilt + guilt = guilt free

Ah Mathematics! Negative x Negative = Positive. And it holds good almost everywhere (no, 2 bad deeds don’t make one good one).. But 2 bad deeds against one another may make even. It’s so the same thing in the guilt scenario. If you’re guilty of doing something against one person and they do something equally “bad” to you, then you don’t feel so bad about what you did anymore. This is often a convenient bargaining chip among friends and couples alike – the '”call it even” scenario. “Let’s not get each other any birthday presents.. Deal?” , “So what if I forgot to call.. it’s not like you did either!” are some fairly common examples.. And it works fine. In life’s complicated issues, twists and turns, (in)equalities like this make it easier to get on with and of course there are more than just this example… Math rules!