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I didn’t recognize myself anymore…

I worked at a hair salon inside a Walmart and he worked as a cashier at Walmart. At first, he seemed great and genuine. He was funny and sweet. He seemed to really like me READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault

He has told people I was the crazy one…

He has told people I was the crazy one… We met through mutual friends and things were PERFECT!! We clicked right away and he was so cute and charming. We’d stay up hours just talking READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence, Teen Dating Violence

I thought he was everything I ever wanted…

I thought he was everything I ever wanted… We met in an MSN chatroom in 2002. In the beginning, I thought he was everything I ever wanted. He offered me every good thing I thought READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault

I just wanted the man he pretended to be when I met him…

I just wanted the man he pretended to be when I met him We met when I was at work -he was a customer. In the beginning of our relationship, he was very secretive and READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence

I tried to break things off and he broke into my apartment…

I tried to break things off and he broke into my apartment… I met him through a friend of a friend. Our relationship was normal. After a few years, I faced emotional abuse and was READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence

It was a never ending cycle of abuse and apologies…

It was a never ending cycle of abuse and apologies… We met online in 2016. I didn’t know how to meet people and I’m not the type of person to go out with the intentions READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence

He became controlling, monitoring my phone, then got physical…

He became controlling, monitoring my phone, then got physical… We met through my dad ( surprisingly ). In the beginning, he was so sweet, made me feel special, and was always down for my spontaneous READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence

My fears turned into motivation to leave and survive…

“My fears turned into motivation to leave and survive…” We grew up together, reconnected on Facebook and married one another while he was enlisted in the Army. At first, things were ‘honeymoon’ like. He went READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence

I learned how to manage it. It became my normal everyday life…

We met at youth group at the age of 12 and started dating. Things were blissful. He was kind, sweet, very thoughtful, encouraging, extremely charming and everyone loved him. There was no signs or issues READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence, Stalking

This was my first relationship, I thought this might be normal…

I had just moved with my family from Washington to California and I was meeting new people. I was hanging out with older college-age students. This person was a friend of a friend. In the READ MORE

Posted in Domestic Violence, Stalking, Teen Dating Violence
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