“You always had the option of leaving,” Emily replied dryly.
That's what I’ve been thinking this whole story. It was obvious Ethan was full of crap and treated them all so terribly—whether he was real is beside the point. The point being, don't be a doormat then complain when your absentee "boyfriend" wipes his muddy boots on you. Victims are never to blame, but at no point were these gals prevented from just not logging on for more abuse. It honestly makes me angry that their online foolishness is being equated with actual IRL domestic abuse as in situations women can’t safely leave.
