We met at band camp, and it was like a fairytale love. I’d never been that happy before, in that first month of our relationship. But things began to change when he started controlling me, READ MORE
He forced himself on me… then again, and again.
I met L at church. I had become friends with his sister and her friend group and he was a part if it. I was 11 and in 5th grade. At first, he was kind, 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
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 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 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 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, 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 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 READ MORE
I didn’t know I was a victim of violence…
We met through a friend at age 16, and things were perfect, like a teenage fairytale. As the relationship went on, he became more and more controlling about me answering his calls and texts, who READ MORE