It's also a killing blow to the artisans, long-term.
Once the owner realizes he doesn't have to train the apprentices beyond making a single part, and that most thus never gain independence...
Yes but she's referring to his claim that he's loved her for years, and it's stated they've not met in years.
Say it was 'just' 5 years: She's 17 and around 12 years his junior. That would be a guy in his mid 20s being smitten by a twelve year old. Which is... not great.
It's DARVO, applied to 'reading the room' basically.
If the idea/act is mostly cheered, the abuser is free to build upon it and escalate. Any disapproval will quickly be made the next target, having proven themselves in opposition to the abuser.
If the idea/act is mostly met with disapproval...
As soon as the mother stared towards the guy's abs, I expected some sort of seduction attempt on her part, but I did NOT expect her to just skip all that and strip right then and there. No second thoughts, no plans, just straight to the plot!
Scapegoating is extremely common in organizations with a thing for 'public image'. Elected or loosely-appointed school officials/boards certainly qualify(around here they don't actually seem to have anything better to do than go after bullying victims for 'fighting', in fact). It's also used to...
You'd be amazed what someone you're used to sleeping with can do without waking you if you've crashed-out from work or other exhaustion. She just won't register as some sort of emergency or threat you need to wake up from.
I've gone to bed and woken up in the car.
Why would the ones making the claims use strikes against themselves? Those cheap MTL sites that all have the same UI not getting touched have already scraped the bulk of translations they needed, and now can get rid of the non-paywalled place so anyone who notices the sharp drop in translation...
Correction: They think no one should read them but themselves. A double-standard is invariably at the core of such beliefs.
Banning something for everyone else is the only way to transform the guilt or embarrassment one feels for doing a thing, into a feeling of privilege - and the more cruel...