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S21 E14: (2/4) [Annie + Lauren + Rachael] A Big Joke
2024/9/4
Something Was Wrong
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Annie
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Lauren
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Rachel
Annie：我与Josh的恋爱始于 Hinge 约会软件，他最初展现出风趣幽默的一面，但随着关系发展，他的谎言和控制欲逐渐暴露。他轻描淡写地讲述自己少年时期因酒驾入狱的经历，并对公寓漏水等事件编造谎言。在疫情封锁期间，他利用疫情来控制我的社交活动，并回避对我们关系的正式定义。他住进我家后，生活习惯极度邋遢，不承担任何生活费用，还经常对我进行精神虐待。
Lauren：我与Josh的交往时间较短，他对酒驾事故的描述前后矛盾，并喜欢用耸人听闻的故事来博取关注。他轻描淡写地提及自己被性侵犯的经历，这让我感到非常不舒服。
Rachel：我与Josh是多年的朋友，他曾向我讲述自己与其他女性的约会经历，并轻描淡写地提及性侵犯。在Josh生日聚会上，他与Annie的互动让我感到困惑和不安，他的行为前后矛盾，对Annie的态度也发生了转变。他多次消失，然后又突然出现，并声称自己患有抑郁症。
Annie: Our relationship started on Hinge. Initially, he seemed funny and charming, but his lies and controlling behavior became apparent over time. He downplayed his time in jail for drunk driving as a teenager and fabricated stories about a leaky apartment. During the COVID lockdown, he used the pandemic to control my social life and avoided labeling our relationship. After he moved in, his lifestyle was incredibly messy, he didn't contribute financially, and he frequently engaged in emotional abuse.
Lauren: My interactions with Josh were shorter. His accounts of his drunk driving accident were inconsistent, and he liked to use shocking stories to get a reaction. He casually mentioned being sexually assaulted, which made me very uncomfortable.
Rachel: Josh and I were friends for years. He told me about his dates with other women, casually mentioning sexual assault. At his birthday party, his interactions with Annie were confusing and unsettling. His behavior was contradictory, and his attitude toward Annie changed. He disappeared multiple times and then suddenly reappeared, claiming to have depression.
Deep Dive
Josh's behavior towards Annie, including his persistence in wanting to control and take care of her, is discussed.
- Josh's goal was to find a wife to have babies with and move back to Michigan.
- He was persistent in asking Annie to set him up with her friends.
- His behavior was seen as funny initially but became terrifying as it intensified.
Shownotes Transcript