I Have Been In An Abusive Relationship

The sleeping lion...
Not sure where he will pounce next...
So I won't move or make a sound,
Stay hidden in the dark.

Shhhhh.... My daughter, slow and soft,
Don't startle the sleeping lion.
He is not a loyal dog,
His bite is worse than...

I've written this so many  times and so many times, I've deleted it. My name is Marji, and I have began my venture into abusive relationships at 14 years old.   That's not counting the sexual issues due to incestuous father. It's...

i have not been in a physically abusive relationship, but it was a very mentally abusive relationship.. the scars were deep in my mind and heart.. i was with a girl and for the first 6 months we had the best time.. i love to...

I met my abusive ex when I was 19 and I was with him for 11 miserable years. I really should have read the warning signs early, I guess I know better now. To anyone new that he met he would come accross as the most charming funny...

I am getting out of mine, away from the 'narcissistic B******* who has many many times over 24 years made my life hell, and is abusive to our children at times also, they are young and don't deserve it. Everyone, well most people...

I was 16 and he was 18. I knew him ever since I was 13 and we started dating when I was 16. He was always so sweet, calm, shy, and charming. He made every girl swept off her feet, which is why I was so lucky to be with him. Eventually...

I had an affair with a "man" (more like a monster), in my early 20's that lasted about 5 years, it was an on and off thing.  That's how most abusive relationships are anyway.
The first time he hit me was when I was...

Whenever the topic of abused women comes up around me, I often hear people say that the woman who stays is an idiot. Stupid. Secretly must like being beat. Or whatever other judgments.
None of this is true. At least not for the majority...

You would think I would learn from the 1st abusive relationship, but it really was a different situation the 2ND time.
When I was 18yrs I became pregnant and chose to marry.  At that time we were both clean & sober. ...

i have been seeing this guy for a long time we got together after i am engagement fell apart every thing was great till he started drinking. when he drinks he comes home a louses it on me yelling throwing things the next day he acts...

I was in an abusive relationship for only three months before my current boyfriend saved me. I don't sleep most nights because of nightmares, and I break down whenever I try to get intimate with my boyfriend. It's just hard sometimes, I...

This last relationship I had was with this boy named Manuel. He was cute and funny... I loved him so much! Well he was overprotecting and he had a bad jealousy temper. When guys would hug me and stuff he would slap me as if I were a man...

I was 15 years old when I met Pat* the first time. I wasn't blown over by his looks, or his charm. Looking back, I don't know exactly WHAT it was that attracted me to him. In truth, I suppose it was an exit strategy from my...

I was 15, she was 17. You don't hear about abuse in gay relationships much, but there you are.
I had never been with a girl before, and I was so in love and so sure I could never feel the same way again with anyone else.
I stayed two...

Growing up i was strong willed an ass kicker lol. I met this guy at a bar when i was 21 that should have been a red flag there. I thought he was my way out of the life i had. Things were good until u got pregnant. After my dayghter was...

Dear Kiddos,

I'm sorry for all the brusies he left. I'm sorry for all the times he yelled at you. I'm sorry for all the times he was mad at me and took it out on you. I'm sorry for the times he sent you to school in dirty clothes. I'm...

I broke up with my boyfriend of nearly two years two weeks ago and he won't leave me alone. The reason I ended the relationship was because he treated me very badly and I was upset 90% of the time. It is embarrassing and upsetting to...

I had a two year relationship that ended two years ago. I thought the guy I met was lovely and funny. But of course he wasn't, looking back I can't believe how naive I was.
We started dating in the summer and every thing was going...