He did security for the apartment complex while I was in college. He was funny and made feel beautiful and loved. It was so long ago now, but there were signs which, in hindsight, I should have known. He’d make READ MORE
It felt too good to be true…
I met my partner through a friend. Her boyfriend worked with him. The beginning was beautiful! I thought he was my dream come true. Too good to be true. He was so sweet and cared so much for me. When READ MORE
Today, I am stronger, more independent….
We met in middle school, and we grew up together. He was very sweet, a smooth talker. He’d do anything for me. Things changed when he started getting more and more possessive. He chased my friends away and told me READ MORE
Only time and distance brought clarity…
We met through family and things were fun and light-hearted. Then, he started being temperamental and he was annoyed with me. I felt like a low being. Only time and distance brought clarity. To anyone experiencing abuse… Don’t believe what READ MORE
It all happened so fast…
We met through a mutual friend, and he quickly turned into my best friend. I enjoyed our conversations and his companionship. At the time, I was going through a lot and he was very understanding. He took care of me. READ MORE
I thought I would know the signs…
I was abused by my biological father, as well as a guy I was dating my first year of college. My biological father was always abusive, even before I was born. Before any physical harm, I watched it happen to READ MORE
I gave him another chance…
We first met through my job, and he was wonderful. I was married to a man who was verbally abusive, and here was someone who thought I was pretty, smart, sexy (all the things my husband never seemed to notice). READ MORE
He made me seem like I was crazy
We met online on a teens/young adult dating site. At first, it started out being just a casual thing after getting out of a previous relationship. He was very sweet, seemed to be very smart, and also gave me a READ MORE
I was scared to speak up…
We met through a friend when I was 17 and he was 18 turning 19. I was in 11th grade, he was in 12th, and we attended different schools. At first, he was sweet and shy, supportive of my friendships, READ MORE
I did what I could to minimize the abuse and keep him happy…
We met in a teen meditation group we went to together and had mutual friends who would socialize outside of meditation classes. We both had left high school early and were having a slightly different experience than our other friends READ MORE