My partner of five years and I are having some real problems mainly due to poor communication and not being honest about our feelings. We are having counselling and learning to communicate.
I feel that I need to share with him that I was raped when I was 19 but I have never told anyone and I am scared about how he will react. I don't wnat him to think I want pity. Im also scared he might see me as damaged or needy/ weak.
I don't want to make things worse, and there is no real need to tell him as it doesn;t affect my life anymore, but somehow I don;t feel like I am sharing my soul with him if he doesn't know.
How do men react to these things?
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Very sensitive - if you have been raped, did you tell your partner, how did he react?
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rahrahthelion · 20/11/2012 14:44
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