alexis

That statement is descriptive, not prescriptive. As I said, please learn to read. And since everything else that you said proceeded from that basic error in reading comprehension, I will not deign to dignify it with a response. The fact remains that love can blossom in all sorts of circumstances, and the mere portrayal of any one of those circumstances does not equal endorsement thereof. That is all. Thank you. And have a lovely day.

I'm not sure what part of "Is it problematic? Of course it is" means that I think rape is right, so please learn to read. Again, nobody is defending rape; just the fact that it's entirely possible for people to fall in love in spite of rape. Those are two different things. And no, it was an arranged marriage, and my grandmother herself once told me she did not consent to it and in fact hated my grandfather in the beginning. She only grew to love him after their first child, a result of a sexual intercourse she did not consent, was born. So again, there you go.

Love isn't remotely rational, so I don't know why you think falling in love after rape is not possible. Is it problematic? Of course it is. But for most of human history, consent is not the requirement for sex, much less love or marriage. In fact, I'm pretty sure that by our standards every single one of our grandparents and ancestors before them are rapists. My grandfather, for example, married my grandmother when he was 17 and she was 15. And I honestly couldn't think of a more loving couple in my life. So there you go.