I was thinking about DD1 last night, and her new relationship, and thinking about how I was at 18. I was out 4 nights a week, very much into the 'sisterhood' of my friends, and generally having a good time with my female friends. None of us ever gave up mates to be with a bloke, and at the first sign of mistreatment said bloke was kicked to the kerb without a second thought. I was strong, wilful, and had a huge sense of respect for myself and my friends.
So how did I end up in several shit relationships, including one which nearly killed me and still has my life in danger now, and destroyed my DCs childhoods? How did I go from that young woman who would take no crap from anyone, to a woman who ended up homeless at the hands of an abuser?
I'm not looking for answers to my own situation, I have a whole other long running thread for that, just wondering how it happens? How do intelligent, articulate, witty women end up as punchbags?
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sleepingwiththeenemy · 05/04/2013 13:35
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