I have recently come to terms with the fact that I was raped by a man who's daughter attends the same school as my sons (I started a thread about it on here!).
We are being evicted from our current house as the landlords want to sell and our notice runs out at the beginning of march. I had been really really struggling to find somewhere else to go and recently found a flat that is perfect - it has 3 bedrooms, it's really cheap, it has electric heating I will actually be able to afford to run, they are asking a very low deposit and the LL have said we can stay as long as we want (as opposed to fixed term of a year etc). Since they are in the process of a total renovation (new insulation, bathroom, kitchen, flooring etc) they have even said we can choose the carpets and paint we want and make it our own. It really is ideal for us and we can move in next month!
Only problem is it is in the same village as my rapist :/ I don't know exactly where he lives but it's not a big village at all and there is a very real possibility that we could end up living very close to each other or walking home in the same direction and he could see where I live.
I had thought to myself that I would go to the police when we moved since he knows where I live at the moment and has already been round once since it happened so if I move closer to him there is a good chance that I won't ever say anything and he will get away with it :(
On the other hand I could refuse it and wait until the council can house us but that would mean possibly months of hassle, probably ending up in temporary accommodation for a while and potential ending up so far from the school my boys will have to change school :(
I don't want to give this place up but I hate the idea of potentially living so close and seeing him on a regular basis :(
I don't know what to do - for my and my boys benefits I desperately want this flat and feel that I should just suck it up and deal with it. AIBU?