For those less informed about the life of alleged sex trafficker Andrew Tate, recent news that his ex-girlfriend, Bri Stern, has published disturbing details of their relationship was somewhat of a shock. Not so much what she alleges — threats, beatings — but that Tate even had a girlfriend. What makes a woman willing to take the title of girlfriend with someone such as Andrew Tate?

One could argue, of course, that to say “girlfriend” is meaningless nowadays. But that doesn’t change the sequence of events as given by Stern. She formed a yearlong relationship with Tate, who fooled her into thinking it was love. She received such affirmations as, “What’s the point in having you if I don’t beat you and impregnate you,” and he concussed her. And for whatever it’s worth, Stern herself works as some........

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