It has crossed my mind that the so-called advice (about pregnancy and death, etc) SS was providing on Reddit under the name Sustinet could have been him covertly chatting w Madeline under her online name.
I'm glad that someone else saw what I saw there.
There's usually a algorithm to how someone would run across a specific post over there.
It could be in one of the default subreddits - But AdviceForTeens isn't one.
It could be a popular post, with lots of replies. The first comment in that subreddit was on a post with less than 100 upvotes - So it's not that.
I've seen the theory that it was fishing on his part, however, there's a two hour difference between the post and when he replied : 2/11/24, 3:04 PM for the original post, 5:09 PM for the comment. I don't know that he'd have waited that long to comment if he had created the original post.
The post specifically says that the poster is a 19 year old female with a 23 year old male, and in a long term relationship.
The ages listed are
adults.
It's slightly odd that the original poster would post that in 'AdviceForTeens' - I don't know many people that really considered themselves 'Teens' at 19.
This was SS's response:
"Like it or not, this is something you may need some help with. You may be scared or embarrassed to talk to a trusted friend or family member, but it's probably the right thing to do. You need to get ahead of this. You need a gameplan. You need support."
That response is absolutely bizarre to tell an
adult woman in a long term relationship considering termination. If you take the original post at face value, the poster
has support - She's in a long-term relationship.
You'll also notice that it's nothing like anyone else replied with, either.
His comment would only make sense if he suspected the actual age of the person posting.
He'd be aware if this were Madeline's Reddit account simply by looking at her phone or laptop - The account name would be visible on the top of the webpage, and the account that posted this was created several weeks before the post. He had time to find it and follow it.
I may be seeing connections that aren't there, but between how unusual it'd be for him to suddenly find that subreddit after eight years, and the inappropriateness of the comment to the actual content of the post, something may be up there.