Now she tells me it's not the first time he 'got physical'. It happened once before when she was recovering from the difficult birth of their ds.
I'm just thinking dump him, the relationship has no future, he will hit you again. She wants to make a go of it. They are having counselling.
I keep thinking of him as an abuser and can't stop myself from viewing everything he has done through this lens. Stuff that before I attributed to him being shy/a worrier/not used to travelling, I now see as him manipulating/controlling my friend.
What's the best way to support her? Don't feel like I can just carry on as normal, but I want to be a good friend.
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Friend's partner hit her. How do I support her?
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queenofdogs · 09/11/2010 09:58
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