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 love with him from the 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. He stopped helping pay the 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. In between, we talked on READ MORE
He’d slap, push, and even punch me…
I was a cheerleader and I met him at his school during a football game. When we first started dating, he was so sweet, funny, and would flood me with compliments. We would spend so much time together and when READ MORE
I was always on my toes, never knowing when he’d explode…
We met through friends and he was amazing – prince charming. At first, whenever we weren’t together, he would follow up a lot because he wanted to know I was always “safe.” I thought it was cute. Eventually, I was READ MORE
I knew I had to leave for good…
I met him through a best friend. She had not seen him in years and did not encourage the relationship. Early on, it was great, as most relationships are in the beginning. We laughed SO much! He was hilarious, handsome READ MORE
I always just blamed the abuse on myself…
We met my junior year of high school, and things were amazing at first. He was everything I thought I wanted in a boyfriend. He was a year older and much bigger and older looking than the other guys at READ MORE
It took me years to realize it was rape and domestic violence…
I was 19 and we met at work. I was newly single and not happy about it – i.e., I’d been dumped. It had always been obvious to everyone we worked with, and me, that he had a crush on READ MORE
It was a constant cycle…
We met through a new friend. In the beginning, things were fun, light hearted, and really laid back, but also things moved very quickly. At first, he was selfish and put his friends before me, and then he was super READ MORE
I became a shell of the person I was…
We met my first year of law school. He was a classmate. In the beginning, things were fantastic. I finally felt accepted and cared for, like I had someone who had my back and wanted me around. When things did READ MORE