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Old 26-12-2014, 21:17
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Does anyone else agree ?

Mick was sticking up for her and wasn't going to let Shirley tell Stan and Tina that Linda had an affair. I know she didn't want him to tell anybody but it's either he tells them what happened or Shirley turns Linda's whole family against her.
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Old 26-12-2014, 21:19
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I do think it was a bit harsh, but I can understand why she did it. I would've preferred if she'd witnessed Mick smash up the Vic and had almost become scared of him and felt she had to remove herself from the situation. However, I don't think she did, so I felt sorry for Mick, especially as he was so supportive of her, she ought to have stayed and supported him over Shirley's reveal.
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Old 26-12-2014, 21:21
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Stupid I think. At the very least her family need to know what that messed up idiot Dean did.
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Old 26-12-2014, 21:26
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It takes often years for a rape victim to admit the truth to someone close to her - let alone her partner. It's understandable why she left because she would have to face everyone treating her with pity.
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Old 26-12-2014, 21:27
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She's not thinking straight - she told him the only thing she couldn't cope with was anyone else knowing and five minutes later he's telling people. I mean she went with a tiny bag and her insane high heels, it was hardly a well thought out exit. I feel so bad for Mick, but Linda is obviously suffering too and wasn't thinking clearly and had to get away in case people started looking at her differently. Hopefully it will be sorted on Monday - the pair of them are a mess without each other.

And she was supportive over the Shirley stuff - she reached out to Shirley even after what she did and tried to support Mick.
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Old 26-12-2014, 21:46
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I do think it was a bit harsh, but I can understand why she did it. I would've preferred if she'd witnessed Mick smash up the Vic and had almost become scared of him and felt she had to remove herself from the situation. However, I don't think she did, so I felt sorry for Mick, especially as he was so supportive of her, she ought to have stayed and supported him over Shirley's reveal.
Exactly, it isn't all about her. Ok, something terrible happened to her, but Mick's world has also been turned upside down.

In less than 24 hours he found out that his wife was raped buy the person he thought was his Nephew but turns out to be his Brother. His mother isn't Sylvie it is the person he has always known as his Sister, Shirley. Stan isn't his dying dad he is actually his dying grandad, Tina isn't his Sister it is his auntie, and aunt Babe is his not just aunt Babe she is now GREAT aunt Babe.

Then he has to think about his kids who's real grandparents are Shirley and that Buster guy. Stan and Sylvie are their great grandparents, Tina is their great Aunt and aunt Babe is their great great Aunt.

Yeah, so her walking out is a little bit selfish i would say she isn't the only one with problems.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:11
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Does anyone else agree ?

Mick was sticking up for her and wasn't going to let Shirley tell Stan and Tina that Linda had an affair. I know she didn't want him to tell anybody but it's either he tells them what happened or Shirley turns Linda's whole family against her.
But the thing is, she had said only minutes earlier that the one thing, one thing she couldn't stand was other people knowing that she had been raped. He then betrayed that, even though his reasons were understandable.

She will come round in time but at that moment, she probably couldn't face her children let alone Shirley and Dean so needed to retreat.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:20
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But the thing is, she had said only minutes earlier that the one thing, one thing she couldn't stand was other people knowing that she had been raped. He then betrayed that, even though his reasons were understandable.

She will come round in time but at that moment, she probably couldn't face her children let alone Shirley and Dean so needed to retreat.
But he had no choice, regardless of what Linda may have wanted. Shirley told Stan and Tina that Linda cheated on Mick with Dean and was crying rape to cover her guilt. What on earth was Mick supposed to do ?

Linda was totally out of order. She annoyed me when she also broke the news to him about the rape and then told him to wipe his eyes and have a happy family christmas dinner seconds later. As if its that easy.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:24
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Exactly, it isn't all about her. Ok, something terrible happened to her, but Mick's world has also been turned upside down.

In less than 24 hours he found out that his wife was raped buy the person he thought was his Nephew but turns out to be his Brother. His mother isn't Sylvie it is the person he has always known as his Sister, Shirley. Stan isn't his dying dad he is actually his dying grandad, Tina isn't his Sister it is his auntie, and aunt Babe is his not just aunt Babe she is now GREAT aunt Babe.

Then he has to think about his kids who's real grandparents are Shirley and that Buster guy. Stan and Sylvie are their great grandparents, Tina is their great Aunt and aunt Babe is their great great Aunt.

Yeah, so her walking out is a little bit selfish i would say she isn't the only one with problems.
I'm glad you agree. Also, Mick gets extra points for telling Linda all her cared about was her, even after he found out about Dean and Shirley. I mean, I'm not hating on Linda, but she couldn't have dreamed of a more understanding partner. It seemed out of character that they were one minute quite united, however broken, and then suddenly she's out the door. I would understand more if Mick had been dismissive of rape reveal, because of Shirley, and had gone mad in the pub BEFORE she left.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:24
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Exactly, it isn't all about her. Ok, something terrible happened to her, but Mick's world has also been turned upside down.

In less than 24 hours he found out that his wife was raped buy the person he thought was his Nephew but turns out to be his Brother. His mother isn't Sylvie it is the person he has always known as his Sister, Shirley. Stan isn't his dying dad he is actually his dying grandad, Tina isn't his Sister it is his auntie, and aunt Babe is his not just aunt Babe she is now GREAT aunt Babe.

Then he has to think about his kids who's real grandparents are Shirley and that Buster guy. Stan and Sylvie are their great grandparents, Tina is their great Aunt and aunt Babe is their great great Aunt.

Yeah, so her walking out is a little bit selfish i would say she isn't the only one with problems.
Does anyone else agree ?

Mick was sticking up for her and wasn't going to let Shirley tell Stan and Tina that Linda had an affair. I know she didn't want him to tell anybody but it's either he tells them what happened or Shirley turns Linda's whole family against her.
But he had no choice, regardless of what Linda may have wanted. Shirley told Stan and Tina that Linda cheated on Mick with Dean and was crying rape to cover her guilt. What on earth was Mick supposed to do ?

Linda was totally out of order. She annoyed me when she also broke the news to him about the rape and then told him to wipe his eyes and have a happy family christmas dinner seconds later. As if its that easy.
I agree. Maybe she should have stuck to her initial instincts and just not told Mick. She could at least have stayed with Mick instead of leaving him the way she did. How selfish.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:26
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But the thing is, she had said only minutes earlier that the one thing, one thing she couldn't stand was other people knowing that she had been raped. He then betrayed that, even though his reasons were understandable.

She will come round in time but at that moment, she probably couldn't face her children let alone Shirley and Dean so needed to retreat.
I do see that argument, and to be honest I hadn't really considered it. But, hasn't she kind of made it worse for herself now that she's left, because her kids will wonder why she's gone. Whereas, had she stayed, she could've made sure the truth about the rape stayed with 'the adults'.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:27
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It was ridiculous. Totally implausible.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:29
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I do see that argument, and to be honest I hadn't really considered it. But, hasn't she kind of made it worse for herself now that she's left, because her kids will wonder why she's gone. Whereas, had she stayed, she could've made sure the truth about the rape stayed with 'the adults'.
I don't see why Nancy and Lee shouldn't know the truth. Both are young adults. Liam was younger than Nancy and Lee when he found out about Tony abusing Whitney.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:31
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Exactly, it isn't all about her. Ok, something terrible happened to her, but Mick's world has also been turned upside down.

In less than 24 hours he found out that his wife was raped buy the person he thought was his Nephew but turns out to be his Brother. His mother isn't Sylvie it is the person he has always known as his Sister, Shirley. Stan isn't his dying dad he is actually his dying grandad, Tina isn't his Sister it is his auntie, and aunt Babe is his not just aunt Babe she is now GREAT aunt Babe.

Then he has to think about his kids who's real grandparents are Shirley and that Buster guy. Stan and Sylvie are their great grandparents, Tina is their great Aunt and aunt Babe is their great great Aunt.

Yeah, so her walking out is a little bit selfish i would say she isn't the only one with problems.
Completely agree with this.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:34
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I don't see why Nancy and Lee shouldn't know the truth. Both are young adults. Liam was younger than Nancy and Lee when he found out about Tony abusing Whitney.
Neither do I really, but Linda doesn't want them to know. I don't know if it's because she has a tendency to baby her kids, or if she's too ashamed/embarrassed. To be fair, she obviously didn't want Tina. Stan or Shirley to know either.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:40
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So she'd rather they all went along with the story that Dean and Shirley will put about, that she had a fling with him?
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:43
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Linda doesn't deserve Mick
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:45
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I agree. It was unfair and perhaps a bit cruel to Mick. Of course he broke his promise and she needs to feel like she can trust him more now than ever, so I can understand her feelings and why she felt the need to get away. And she has suffered more than anyone and deserves all the sympathy and support she can get. But Mick had still been through a terrible, life-shattering day and needed her support, so abandoning him without a word was shitty. He was in an impossible position, how could he keep that promise? He was trying to do his best to protect her interests above everyone's, but in that instance it meant going against her wishes. I think it was a lose lose situation for him; keep his promise and people think she was just a cheat and abuse her for that, pester him to leave her and not put up with her cheating, generally stick their oar in and make things worse, and Dean gets away with it and is free to rape again, and having another family secret to drive them all apart. Telling others and trying to make them believe Linda and not Dean/Shirley, while meaning Linda has to deal with pity/scrutiny/disbelief, seems to me to be the lesser of two fairly great evils.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:45
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No, i think people are being very harsh on Linda here, when she has been put in a horrible, difficult situation. Also the way Shirley treats her is a disgrace and i'm not surprised she got sick of it all.
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:49
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Mick breaks his promise to Linda and apparently Mick is the victim on here .
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Old 26-12-2014, 22:52
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Mick breaks his promise to Linda and apparently Mick is the victim on here .
Apparently so
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Old 26-12-2014, 23:01
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Mick breaks his promise to Linda and apparently Mick is the victim on here .
Yes. For the reasons already stated. Anyway, there's more than one victim here, people seeing Mick as a victim doesn't mean they don't see Linda as the main one. It's just that some of us see her treatment of him, in this instance, as unfair.
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Old 26-12-2014, 23:05
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Yes. For the reasons already stated. Anyway, there's more than one victim here, people seeing Mick as a victim doesn't mean they don't see Linda as the main one. It's just that some of us see her treatment of him, in this instance, as unfair.
Being raped is one of the most horrendous thing a person has to go through. The last thing they would want is the one person they thought they could trust most in world to yell it out in front of a crowd.

I'm surprised not more people on here understand that.
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Old 26-12-2014, 23:12
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Being raped is one of the most horrendous thing a person has to go through. The last thing they would want is the one person they thought they could trust most in world to yell it out in front of a crowd.

I'm surprised not more people on here understand that.
This.
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Old 26-12-2014, 23:14
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Linda doesn't deserve Mick
So do you want Linda and Mick to split up? Don't you think they are a good couple?
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