It’s Not Funny! Why We Laugh When We Shouldn’t
Funerals, breakups, and other serious situations sometimes elicit a funny (lol) response
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5 min readOct 17, 2019
“I can’t break up with her. I’ll start laughing,” he says. Two years into a lackluster relationship, my friend Ben is ready to go it alone. His admission prompts a perplexed chuckle from our small group. “Wait. So, who’s going to break up…
