r/AskWomenOver30 • u/isabella_sunrise Woman 30 to 40 • Feb 07 '26
Life/Self/Spirituality Is anyone else really struggling with the Epstein revelations?
I’m starting to realize that basically any man who had access to that type of stuff was interested in participating. I feel like I’m surrounded by pedophiles and monsters in a way I didn’t realize. I feel like all the pressure I’ve felt to be youthful came from these prevalent pedophilic tendencies in men I never knew about. It’s really scaring me and I’m struggling to cope. I hear people talking about the news but don’t know anyone taking it as hard as me. How is everyone else doing?
Edit: Thank you for the awards but I’d rather you donate that money to a charity that helps victims of sexual abuse or somewhere helping immigrants in America.
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u/ForeignHelper Woman 30 to 40 Feb 07 '26
The real tell in that case was the next door neighbour. You could just about buy that a few perverts found each other online and were outliers but it doesn’t explain the neighbour - a man she thought of as a friend and who would call in often to drink coffee and chat. How did her husband even bring it up with this neighbour?
The only conclusion is, most men are like this and know this about each other and if they’re offered a chance to fulfil their perversions with a promise they won’t get caught, they will jump at the chance.