Oh, yup, that’s a good point.
On another point, some of these posts about women who don’t think they can live without a man are so true, and it’s very sad to see the consequences of low standards: time after time another “Mama’s Boyfriend Kills Baby (insert method here)” story.
Of course we are both assuming that they are operating at anything more than the most rudimentary thought processes. The explanation could be nothing more than plain stupidity. They obviously are not the brightest bulbs in the box.