Like most buzzwords, gaslight has lost its meaning.
The trick is to do the hobbies for their own sake instead of using them as a means to an end.
Gaslighting is convincing someone that they perceived or remembered things incorrectly. That’s a very specific kind of manipulation.
I know it isn’t easy because you’re dealing with a wild animal but I feel like some distance here would have been good. I think the silhouette takes too much space for how little detail it has.
Shipping is essentially fan fiction. It’s fine as long as nobody takes anything too seriously.
I find that it’s good to ask questions that allow them to vent further.