i'm new here! i've been lurking on gg and now here for a WHILE NOW, and yes, i AM aware of my unfortunate name-it's actually a nickname short for my full name, Karen haha!
i've seen a lot of speculation about whether or not pete was abusive towards carrie, and honestly, i feel sort of bad for carrie there. i agree 100% that she should not have been linking the posts condemning him, but abuse is hard to understand, come to terms with, and speak out about. some people mentioned that it seemed more like she was speaking up about how that subtle abuse was not okay, and that makes a lot of sense to me. i've been in bad situations with partners in the past, and it took me... 6 months post-breakup to finally acknowledge that he was abusive. i'd known, of course, but it took me a while to finally admit it to myself, and when i finally did, i may or may not have RAGED on social media about how unfair it was (not proud of it...) that he took advantage of me. so i sort of relate to her making a mistake on social media about it. she was probably angry and upset about what happened to her.
i also think ollie and her are really cute together. i might be the only one who feels that way, but honestly, i think their relationship feels more real to me than a lot of other relationships that are in the public eye! my current partner hasn't posted on instagram since, like, 2012, so i don't expect a dedication post for anything. i think ollie just has a better handle of how he uses his social media accounts, especially knowing he needs to be professional for his job!
either way, i've been a long-time lurker here because i was once a fan of carrie (as most of you were as well haha!), and she actually drove me here herself when she started tearing apart that girl who'd accidentally linked her to a thread on gg. that made me so angry unfollowed and unsubscribed and spent a while avoiding her videos! every now and then i check out out to see what's up, and honestly, ollie and edgar are the best parts of her videos haha!