To continue what I started earlier...
One thing I learned during my undergraduate days - back when I was dating an abuser (and actively staying in the relationship, out of fear), while I was socializing with Protestant fundamentalists who were also undergraduates - is that it's easy to fool people into thinking you're conforming with the norms, as long as you obey a few simple outward rules. Those rules vary from group to group; they're different in a more skeptical group than if you belonged to a group of conservative... Sign in to see full entry.