We met on Facebook, and in the beginning, I was so into him and so excited for any time we spent together. It was summer so we both were out of school and had more READ MORE
I was doing everything “right” …Why is everything always my fault?
We met at work. At first, things were AMAZING!! Too good to be “true love.” We had an immediate connection. Eventually when things changed, he was controlling. There was manipulation and obvious lies – even READ MORE
I realized I didn’t really know what abuse was…
I will never tolerate abuse again, from anyone. We met at a concert we were attending. After approximately one year of dating, I moved in with this person, and married him after three years of READ MORE
I finally looked up emotional abuse…
Believe yourself. You are not crazy, no matter how many times you are told. We met on an online dating app in February of 2016. Things were perfect in the beginning. He told me how READ MORE
I wanted to escape the power he had over my life…
I almost gave up my hopes and dreams to be with him… We met through a mutual friend and we were instantly best friends. We hung out nearly every day during our friendship that soon READ MORE
You DO deserve to be treated with respect…
Don’t settle for less than you deserve. We met at work. In the beginning, they were very supportive, charming, it felt too good to be true. They acted very invested in the relationship from the READ MORE
I genuinely started to believe that I was the problem…
We went to school together. He was popular, and everyone knew him. In the beginning, things were perfect. I was happy. I felt loved. I felt like I had won the white buffalo. Everyone wanted READ MORE
I felt helpless, small, out of control of my own life…
We worked together and then started dating, and things were magical. I thought he was the perfect man. I imagined us getting married before we even started dating and was absolutely over the moon in READ MORE
He abused me even after I broke up with him…
We met through work and things were really good in the beginning. Still, I sensed something mysterious about him but I wasn’t sure what it was. Unfortunately, he became controlling, manipulative, emotionally and physically abusive. READ MORE
I left many times, but always came back…
We met at a high school basketball game. He was so charming, smelled amazing, and made me laugh. At the time, we were dating long distance and he would drive up every weekend after school. READ MORE