Just got to the part where you were 23 and he was 31?! Wait I'm so sorry this is adding another layer
2026-08-31 15:53:56
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The Glitter Fairy 🏳️🌈🍉🇺🇦 :
The similarities between our stories is getting a bit crazy… I was 24 when we started dating and he was 30, almost 31… I wonder as well if our compatibility would have been different if I was not as naive… part of me wonders if the thrill at the beginning was what he wanted and as soon as that wore off, everything changed for him.
2026-08-31 16:15:54
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Kait :
if you haven't seen this yet - I wanted to mention checking out the show "Kevin can go F Himself". it can be a triggering watch but it's also cathartic. I've watched it a handful of times since getting out of my bad relationships and I appreciate it more each time. but as a note because it is directly relevant to what you discuss here, id say to specifically watch it on a day where you're in a good headspace, with a friend, etc. but I found the representation demonstrated in that show to be very cathartic, personally.
2026-09-01 13:50:13
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UnholyRosaries :
My therapist told me: “you happened to be the perfect victim”, and that has stayed with me. The person I was at the beginning was SO vulnerable, insecure, and terribly self-conscious, and I feel like I was taken advantage of. So hearing this is strangely validating; and it feels less like I was a fool and more like I didn’t fully understand what was happening.
2026-09-01 06:06:40
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ioniteria :
that rock bottom is a dangerous stage of life because it brings so much vulnerability that many do exploit a lot. Then you need to take a while simply deconstructing and finding yourself.
2026-08-31 20:32:53
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Scout 🐞 :
I was honestly wondering this watching the last vid I commented on. I don't know if this is something that would be productive to talk about or if it would be hurtful, but I'm wondering what your relationship was like in the beginning in terms of the control.
2026-08-31 15:53:25
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Max |Overall Oaf| AuDHD 🇨🇦💄 :
I'm a staunch supporter of universal basic income for this very reason. I was also losing my apartment, and he kinda swooped into my life promising support and stability. Had UBI been around, I wouldn't have needed his help, and wouldn't have found myself in an abusive relationship for two years.
2026-09-04 11:04:30
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