Questionable ethics on your part IMO.
There has been some backlash against the women which I don't think is fair. They are clearly victims of crime.
Having worked, and still do, in the criminal justice system I have encountered many victims and perpetrators of various crimes as fraud, sexual assault, domestic violence. I find it odd to simply dismiss the victims experiences as more or less their own fault. This would not happen without a perpetrator. And with these perpetrators often being narcissists, anti-social or psychopaths with many years of experience of manipulating people they are also often succesfull. The blame can not simply be deflected to victims due to them being naive. Not everyone would have the same experiences as you or I might have. I have seen so much shit both privately and professionally that I know almost everyone lies to varying degrees and if something smells fishy you can damn be sure there is a rotting whale nearby. Thankfully some people have other experiences.
Let's talk about the "golddiging". It isn't fair to be upset that women are drawn to men with material resources? It is a fact of nature that a man's social standing is the most attractive trait to a woman just as women's beauty and fertility are most important for men. Attraction is not a choice, it just happens. However, we are not robots acting on pure script. We are suppose to gather life experiences as we grow older, become wiser and make better and more strategic decisions. I feel like the women have failed in this regard.
The women seem share some characteristics. They are all well off financially, in their 30s, rather good looking, particularly individualistic, are drawn to cosmopolitian surroundings, have a taste for the good life and exciting experiences. If I were to guess they have also never had any serious relationships. If you had a real one, with all its ups and downs, you get a more realistic view on things. There is something infantile in the way that they and Simon interacts. They talk like they are teenagers. Simon also adapts what he writes to fit their stereotypical needs; e.g that he wants to have kids with them and so negating the fears that many childless women in their 30s have. It is just that he write and they respond in a way no mature 30+ person would.
In my humble opinion they are not only victims of a psychopath but also of the modernity itself. Sure we can call them naive but in the end they are only human.
