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
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
He’d force me to send photos, then threaten to share them if I left…
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 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
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 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
Don’t give up on yourself…
I met my former partner on a butch-femme dating site and we were together for 12 years until I finally walked away. In the beginning, he spoiled me rotten. He would take me out to READ MORE