He's always in long con mode.

Even naked he does me in.

I didn't have children, but I did the same to protect myself, and use the experience to help others protect themselves.
Protection begins, though, with identifying and accepting the truth of people, not what we hope or wish or believe.

If culture were curated to be healthy and good and fun, that would be different. But most culture is ... far from healthy, esp. in the long run.
I'm as content to be out of touch with culture as I am to be free of disease causing pathogens.

Yup. That's why I won't use the name or even a photo.
I'm just a black hole for his type.
But I reserve the right to rage in private as required for mental health.