Originally posted by dadudemon
I believe that old excuse/thing against Astner was: "You don't even have a girlfriend. Stop lyin'."What about the writing style being completely different from Astner's? What about the tone of the e-mail being completely different from Astner's usual tone? Not that those can be faked, but I tend to think I can pick up on those things when I look closely (which I have). I could be wrong, obviously.
Just sayin'...for me, it is much harder to believe that that is Astner's text.
Research shows that men have a harder time during breakups because they do not have that support network of friends to discuss the breakup like women do. Breakups are more difficult for men. Knowing this, it does not seem out of place that an almost "stranger" to Astner would seek help. He may have no one else to turn to or trust.
Back in the day when he was eBating his supposed prowess, he probably didn't have a girlfriend. But considering this story, I doubt he'd make a story up about a GF he didn't have.
You'll notice that Astner also made a lot more errors than he usually does, he tends to make mistakes when he's emotional, compared to when he's calm and just insulting people or talking about anime. The writing cadence seems about right, imo.
Again, I'm not saying you're wrong as fact, but I'm going with what I see as the most probable scenario; this is Astner's story, ergo my more compassionate approach towards him. Cos, d'aaammnn, dude. Ouch.
Astner also loves when people talk about him online, so we're likely helping him here.