Thank you for taking the time to write all of that out. I'm so, so glad you found the strength to get yourself away from him and out of that situation. I couldn't even begin to know what that feels like. I'm so sorry that happened to you.

As Matt said at the end, I REALLY appreciate the woman talking about how you don't go on a first date with the abuser. You're not told that 6 months down the line, I'm going to hit you. You fall in love with the person before the abuse starts. I think that's such a critical point to drive home for all those who ask,…

Do we know the status of War Machine's pizza? Is it safe? Do they have someone to take care of it? I VOLUNTEER AS TRIBUTE.

I'm sorry to hear that about your mom. It must be difficult to see her dealing with that.

What's with people coming back to old threads and repeating other comments that have already been made? I've explained myself about 10 times now, but you wanted to hear yourself talk instead of just simply scrolling to see what others have said and what I replied to them.

Thanks, Will. I will add your comment to the pile of repetitious comments telling me they've done amazingly with donations, which was linked to me...last week... :)

Yeah, I know it's completely unrealistic, and as you said, some people just don't give a fuck. I'm just so tired of stories like this.

Oh good, glad to hear it. One tiny spot of light in this giant mess.

Thank you, my fiery friend!

That's what I'm curious about. I wonder where they work, because rape jokes are super funny.

TL;DR. I'm just going to direct you to this lengthy thread where I continually said I know it's not realistic.

My feelings aren't hurt, friend, and I was joking about the typo. If I ever say DUMDUM and mean it, I'll personally take myself off the internet. This is exactly what I was talking about, though. I assume the 87 on your handle means you're an adult. So when you came back rudely & I tried telling you I completely agree…

Every time that gets mentioned, someone says it's because her hair was so damaged on her TV show. But...that was years ago, and now she has all the money in the world backing her in order to fix it. I think...maybe she just thinks it looks good?? I do not enjoy.

You are the first person to return with a second comment (and an insult at that) after I agreed with them. I know how the internet works, and I know it's unrealistic. I also know I'm tired of people sending doctored photos of their dead father to them with no repercussions. I know what I was "plublicly" stating,…

I know, I was just saying that in another comment.

I know, you're so right. Any effort to put trolls in check would just probably lead to an abundance of fake Facebook profiles so they could continue trolling...

[sounds of adults on the Peanuts cartoons talking]

Hell yeah! I remember the first time I saw Barbarella. That's some craaaaazy shit. (In the best way possible.)

I cosign your comment completely! Even though I wrote the OP, I don't completely want to do away with anonymity. I'm able to be more open and honest over at Jez that I can't be on Facebook due to older family members, etc. You're right, it's like we all have to be punished because a few assholes can't behave. I'm just…

I SO appreciate you taking the time to write this, and I wish I could edit it into my original comment because you provide some really important insight. I was very heated with my OP (may be a new personal record for dropping "fuck" into a Jez comment) and I was reacting to those insinuating it's a cure-all.