Maturing in Love is an anthology guide of adulthood with poems, stories, essays, and blog posts about mature themes, learning self-love, adult-relationships, social issues, and life lessons from growing older.
*The blog posts are topic introductions...
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This is why it's important to not blur the lines between healthy romantic relationships and abusive relationships in media and literature. Fantasies have real-life consequences, especially when marketed to those under 30. Writers, content-creators, makers, speakers, public figures and celebrities, and all other artists have a duty to protect, a moral responsibility, to our target audiences.
IPV is intimate partner violence.
*I study media impacts in college and I am a survivor of IPV. I am talking about the influence on potential victims, not abusers. Romanticizing and normalizing abusive behaviors is misinformation. It's not really sexy in real life. This isn't about censorship, political correctness, kink-shaming, or cancel culture; this is about raising awareness about the impact of our influence, our words; just because you can, it doesn't mean you should. Now you know.*
