Vogue Williams

Oh.

The reason for the isolation is because in a group of friends who I thought would be forever, I spoke out.

Uh-oh.

Hmm.

A member of the group had started seeing a lad and to call him a red flag would be unfair to the reddest, flaggiest flags.

Okay, yeah.

This guy is a hundred times a red flag.

Imagine the size of a circus tent, but just all red.

Yeah.

Yeah.

He's controlling.

His attitudes to consent raise huge questions.

Like, if you want to put that there, maybe let's chat first.

And he's verbally abusive before he even touches a drink.

However, because he walks her home, buys her shout flowers and shout presents and always says sorry, the rest of our friends give him a pass.

After I made it clear that I think this guy is a piece of shit, I was shut out for being jealous and the biggest joke of all, I was called controlling.

It's incredibly frustrating, upsetting, and I don't know what to do.

I won't take back what I said, but I miss my friends.

There must be others who agree with me, but for whatever reason, there's this code that says they all need to act like the relationship is the best thing.

When in actuality, it's a story that's unfolded a million times and only ends well when a woman realizes the situation she's gotten into and leaves.