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posted by Zed on September 7 2006 18:47

I Spy; Doesn’t Everyone?

She picked up his cellphone and began a game of scrolling through his address book and deleting other women’s phone numbers. “He had to make a case for everybody who stayed,” she said.

Warning Signs of Abusive Relationships

Is jealous or possessive toward you. […]
Tries to control you by being very bossy or demanding.
Tries to isolate you by demanding you cut off social contacts and friendships.

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Comments

My e-mail to the author of the NYT piece:

Amy Greenspan is a total psycho. “I don’t think I’d be with somebody that didn’t trust me to answer their phone because I’d wonder what they were hiding from me.” I don't think that she should be with someone whom she clearly doesn't trust, and whom she has to force "make a case" for his phone contact's raison d'être. That her boyfriend would even put up with that abuse makes him a very patient man, a co-dependent, or an idiot.

Posted by rone [TypeKey Profile Page] on September 7 2006 19:29

A pox on mismatched character sets.

Posted by rone [TypeKey Profile Page] on September 7 2006 19:29

Gotcher back, Ron -- MMG is now all utf-8 all the time. Except for the templates I haven't gotten to yet.

Posted by Zed [TypeKey Profile Page] on September 7 2006 20:52

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