CMV: The term "gaslighting" is another misunderstanding of an original term.

In this case, I believe a lot of people don't see the move "Gaslight" (1944) before posting about it. The wife is a strong willed woman who isn't afraid to speak her mind. She isn't weak, nor does she doubt what she knows to be true. To the contrary, she is sure that her husband is the crazy one in the relationship when she has to endure his constant wrongdoing. She's marrying a bad man, she catches glimpses of his poor and manipulative behaviour, she isn't afraid to speak out, she isn't another victim of "gaslighting" who needs to move on with her life. Like the majority of women in our society, she isn't a passive victim. She's a powerful woman trying to take on a manipulative man. The dynamic between the couple is mutual (a commonality with most couples in real life). Like most couples in the real world, it's not an abusive relationship with an strong attacker and a weak victim. The dynamics in the real world are very different from the movie.<br><br>Our society desperately tries to show us what isn't there, and without a conversation we will never realize we are acting out a movie that doesn't exist in reality. Insecure men and women can say whatever they want, but at the end of the day we are all the same people. Half the posts on this website are a misunderstanding of the term "gaslighting".