Indeed, I spent much of the small number of weeks that the relationship lasted plotting a safe exit but, in terms of the book under review here, what I find most interesting now is how it was evident that she saw relationships in terms of control and power, and, more specifically, that she equated masculinity with brutishness and dominance. Very quickly, I extricated myself from this situation. Later, when she felt more at ease, and more certain of my compliance, she openly dictated to me, issuing threats of violence, or some other form of recrimination, as my motivation. From the beginning, I had noticed how a terrible warmth, which in other circumstances might actually have been charming, spread over her face whenever she thought she had upset me or fingered a sore spot. ‘It would be nice to be able to be the woman for once.’ It was our second meeting, and I was already sure that she was dangerous.
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