He was a family friend. I thought, this guy has his life together and is great. Then, his behavior changed drastically. I encountered yelling, screaming, objects being thrown, degrading talk. I felt stuck. I couldn’t READ MORE
I didn’t do anything just for me…
He was in the same class as me in high school and we were assigned to do a project together. He was really sweet, charming, caring, I honestly thought I’d found the one because we READ MORE
I talk about my experience to help me heal from it…
We met at church, and he was doting, caring, charming. Things slowly changed. He began to turn me against my family and my friends; He convinced me that they did not have my best interest READ MORE
Things went from perfect, to good, to bad, to worse
We offiically met in high school, though he was just an acquaintance at the time. He was a few years older than I and continued to graduate and serve and LDS mission. I continued high READ MORE
Instead of red flags, I saw someone who needed help
We met at University. In the beginning, things were never good. I had just moved to a new town with my high school sweetheart so that we could study and start living the rest of READ MORE
My body was paralyzed in fear and shock.
I met this boy through my friend. At first, it was fun, just a group of us hanging out in his dorm room. Things changed when he “wanted to show me something in his room,” READ MORE
I still blame myself.
We met in college. I opened up to him about a very secretive part of my life and he was there for me. He comforted me. He helped me through it in the beginning. Eventually READ MORE
I felt like I could never do anything right
We met on the river. He was charming, had pet names for me, adored me, and bought me gifts. He never hit me or harmed me physically, but he would randomly get angry and make READ MORE
I never spoke up to my mom or anyone…
When I was 6 years old, my mom went on a date with him. In the beginning everything was normal my mom was happy. He treated me like a daughter he never had. We went READ MORE
I didn’t really realize what was happening wasn’t normal
We had a class together in high school. In the beginning, everything was amazing. It was my first ever relationship so I was so excited to finally have someone who liked me and wanted to READ MORE