*TW: This discussion considers the language used to describe domestic violence and domestic abuse.

"You had every intention of being depressed forever...Instead, you survived - apparently, you both did - and things are shockingly okay.”

“I hope she’ll be a fool—that’s the best thing a girl can be in this world, a beautiful little fool.”

While men objectify and sexualise the female body, women unknowingly propagate this narrative by visually appealing to the male gaze.

Considering Esther Perel's relational theory in conversation with expectations and self-worth.

Shyness is an explicitly feminine trait that complies with masculine-devised female gender norms idealised by Western society.