Then she should have explained what it was. Saying “I believe the dude above the lady” with no explanation is distinctly un-feminist.

It *is* jarring that these women’s stories are finally being widely heard. It’s good though, and about damn time. Part of me thinks this will mark a sea change in how pervasive sexism and assaults are believed, but I won’t pin my well-being on it.

I got to that sentence and stopped cold. What the hell, Jane? Why would you ever put that in there? Someone is having some relatively minor new in-law drama, and you suggest she married the wrong person? That’s.....I can’t call that a jump, it’s so far beyond.

Also, maybe you married the wrong person? When that happens we often look for signs of trouble anywhere we can find it. Think about it.

Like, I can’t fucking believe that some people in here excusing his behavior. Taking away someone’s reproductive choices is fucking gross, no matter who does it.

I had it on hand...

“Oh yeah, when you threw you all my birth control pills! That was also presumptuous.”

This is victim-blamey. A lot of women don’t realize the warning signs because they’re in love with the person & you see the positive aspects of their personality, which at the time outweigh the negative. A person who has endured abuse before might not realize the warning signs because the dynamics of an abusive,…

To everyone saying this interview has a number of abusive hallmarks, let me add one more: this is the same couple that decided to totally isolate themselves for some insanely long period after the birth of their child, and he was particularly gung-ho about the idea. Which means we now have isolation, coercion,…

That’s what I keep thinking! Like, does he not know that birth control pills are actually prescribed for a lot of medical conditions totally unrelated to preventing pregnancy?

What. The. Actual. Fuck.

“What’s so cool”, Ian, you complete jackass, is that you weren’t slaughtered right there and then. Oh, did I say cool? I meant tragic. What a creep. And the friend was in on it? This sure sounds like a stellar group of people.

So not only did he throw out her birth control, but then he made sure he was filmed “interviewing” her about it because he knew she would freak the fuck out. Well, that’s....disgusting.

I’d like to see how “cute” my partner thought it was when I was weeping in agony from my next period.

ITS NOT THE SAME THING, DUMBASS!

Rule #1. Treat others kindly.

People really don’t get this.

the most offensive thing about this is the assertion that Joseph is “the hotter one”

Giving a shit about my physical appearance.