There Is No Ethan: How Three Women Caught America's Biggest Catfish

by Anna Akbari

And yet, in that moment, words were all we had. I was frustrated, confused, and angry with Ethan. But I also felt other equally strong emotions. Something more tender, more vulnerable. It was more than mere desire. I was pretty sure I was in love with him.

Girl get a grip 🙄

That normally would have been her cue to walk away and never look back, but Ethan was skilled at pressing just the right buttons and displaying the perfect amount of vulnerability to somehow stop otherwise rational people from behaving normally. His masterful cunning, combined with the intensity of their emotional connection, heightened by months of anticipation, allowed her to show him unprecedented levels of understanding and empathy, and to continue talking to him, instead of writing him off.