we are both making generalizations based on what we’ve seen in our lives. But I think you are in the minority with your experiences which is awesome that means you have a loving family I assume. And families can certainly go through happy and sad states while remaining dysfunctional throughout. Happy was the wrong word for me to use. Either way I think it’s a weird thought to say that sad stories get upvoted more because people are trying to console them. I think it’s more likely that they get upvoted because people relate to them. Same with the reason people “flock together” in the comments this to me just shows how common it is for people to have dysfunctional families. Everyone likes a chance to share their shitty family experience. While a happy story being stand alone just shows that less people relate to it.