Non-existent wetting
I think the perception that you peed yourself can be as bad, if not worse than the actual act. I recall an incident that happened many years ago in college. My girlfriend and I had spent a warm spring afternoon together. We were young and spontaneous. It was hot, and we decided to run through a fountain on campus. I guess the way my girlfriend kicked her feet resulted in the water staining her jean shorts at the crotch and the lower butt. We were having fun and I didn't really think how the wet spot would look. However, as we were walking back through the campus, there were definitely some furtive stares, whispering, and pointing. It didn't take long for her to realize what they were pointing at. She immediately started to panic -- "Greg, they think I peed my pants. This is humiliating". She started to get flushed, and panic.. She asked if I had anything to cover her (I did not -- it was very warm). She quickly walked back to my dorm the back way.
As soon as she closed my dorm room door, she broke down crying. "Everyone is going to think I peed my pants." She cried on my shoulder for a good five minutes. It really affected her. There were a couple of times she was able to set the record straight, but she was obsessed with an incident that never happened. We only dated for a few more weeks because she had a tendency to overreact, but this non-wetting was more "real" than any accidental wetting could be.
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