[malakhi]

This thread seems like a self-help group for people who have done that very thing to a loved one, quite honestly.

I don't suppose you have any evidence to substantiate that assertion?

[WhistlingPastTheGraveyard]

If I had evidence, it wouldn't seem, it would just be.

Use of the word "seem" in this context is a clear signal that what you're reading is an opinion.