Just tell me about it. I have sat there and watched a bloke get a poker through the neck in Troy for my boyfriend and he wouldn't even go and see Pride and Prejudice with me. There were many tantrums. Heck, that film even has Keira Knightley in it and he's got a crush on her too! *grumbles*


I agree with you about the slashing rape bit too. There's not just the bloke stuff where there are deeper issues, like the shame and it's more complex than character A saying that they feel ashamed and dirty. How are they responding to it with their behaviour. It's a show, not tell issue I think in some ways. It's just a great big let's put the person back together again and do it by the love of Snape/Harry/Ron/insert male character fest. Love alone will not heal a person.