Both Bill and Melinda knew what they were getting into. They were both responsible for their own decisions. They both had agency. There is zero reason to pretend that one was the helpless victim of the other.
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Both Bill and Melinda understood sex and its consequences and were perfectly capable of informed consent. If they weren't, kinda their fault. They had every opportunity to learn about it. Again their choice. Let's quit infantilizing people.
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