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Rape victims often develop a variety of serious psychological issues, including depression, borderline personality disorder (aka borderline insanity disorder), self-harm, alcohol and/or drug addiction, and PTSD.
People who have these serious psychological issues are at a higher risk of joblessness, homelessness, and divorce. They tend to have unstable and chaotic relationships.
Now, of course it isn't a rape victim's fault that they were raped, but that still doesn't mean that it is a good idea to date a rape victim.
Dating someone who has serious psychological issues is risky. To illustrate how risky it is, would you date a pedophile? Pedophilia isn't a choice. However, pedophiles have unstable lives and wouldn't make good romantic partners.
So, if you expect a man to be willing to date a rape victim because "it wasn't her fault," then you should be willing to date a pedophile because "it isn't his fault."
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A pedophile who has molested children is a *perpetrator* of wrongdoing, while someone who got raped is a *victim* of wrongdoing!
An important difference, wouldn't you say?
You have got to be kidding! On the other hand, on behalf of our postulated rape victim, you deserve a little gratitude for staying the hell away from her.
Now about that pending charge for pedophilia.....
Whit the huge difference that something was done TO the rape victim, while the pedophile is doing very bad things to OTHERS.
Having a loving relationship is a good medicine against depression.
True, a rape victim might have some latent psychological issues, but if she's dating again it's highly likely she's dealt with them for the most part. She's not "damaged goods," and you're a fucking asshole.
As someone who was a victim of molestation, barely escaped gang rape, a host of other abuses, and has been in therapy for PTSD since 2001, I would like to say to you die in a very large pit of razor wire.
My loving husband of almost 19 years would probably be a little more vicious about your demise.
Caterina,
Having lived a life of similar circumstances, I daresay your husband would! While my fantasies involve a beach, a Jeep, a tow rope, and finally a heave-ho into the nice, salty, shark infested ocean, I find your pit of razor wire appealing!
My sympathies. If your counselor is any good, you have heard some variation of, "Be here now." I find it helpful advice. You might also want to check out Jon Kabat-Zinn if you have not already done so.
I have dated a rape victim. As anyone with any sort of sense might expect, having been raped is not generally the sort of thing someone advertises on the first date. What Doubting Thomas says is right.
Child molester? Probably wouldn't tell you at all, and when you found out would probably say "I was set up".
And you wonder why abuse and molestation are so common in various churches?
@ Caterina
My condolences, it wasn't your fault.
if you expect a man to be willing to date a rape victim because "it wasn't her fault," then you should be willing to date a pedophile because "it isn't his fault."
I nominate this for the Worst Analogy Ever Award.
"Eating a donut is like ... it's like .. uh. it's like a helicopter."
"That doesn't make any sense at all."
"I know, but I started the sentence, so I felt I had to finish it."
borderline personality disorder (aka borderline insanity disorder)
I'm glad I don't have that.
My insanity is working just fine, thanks, here and at the border, as well..
"Hmmm.. I need a way to explain why I won't date rape victims/damaged goods but I don't want people yelling at me.. Aha!"
Yes, that's what you sound like you ass.
I want to thank you for your great empathy toward fellow humans.
Did you know a paedophile, as perpetrator, is different of a rape victim ?
@Caterina @breakerslion
All my condoleances and my wishes of a better future.
IMHO, that's not fundie, that's racist. Judging people by one single carchteristic, and forgetting all others. Still WTF.
My wife is fundagelical, and sad I'm not one, but she was able to see beyond her religion in accepting me. Life is not perfect. We all have our problems. She grew up in a dictatorship and this does not make life easy - it"s a huge scar. But I accept her - and love her anyways.
Rape victims carry other scars, and? Well, the important thing is the person as a whole, not its/her skin color, or its/her traumatic past.
Edit : I missed papabear's comment. Which is better than mine, saying the same thing.
Motherfuuuuuuuuuu....
It's literally taken me 5 minutes to calm down enough to type after reading this. Seriously?
Anusrekto here can try to date anyone he wants, and I'm positive that he's the last person anyone with a shred of human vulnerability should date, but this guy really should get a prostate check with a cactus.
I can understand not being willing to date someone with psychological issues. My girlfriend's bipolar, and while I love her I can understand why it would be too much for some people to deal with. It's the comparison to pedophilia that makes me want to artistically rearrange this guy's innards into a cubist sculpture.
Confused?
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