What Is “Love Bombing”?
Abusers can use love bombing as a way to destabilize partners and convince them to stay.
Read MoreAbusers can use love bombing as a way to destabilize partners and convince them to stay.
Read MoreThe sociopath boyfriend isn’t looking for a perfect little wife. He wants an accomplice.
Read More“I guess this is what I get for falling for a girl like you.” An insult tossed off so casually, so precisely designed to gut me.
Read MoreWhile I’ve alluded to the less than ideal circumstances surrounding my herpes diagnosis, I’ve never told the story from start to finish.
Read MoreMaybe he doesn’t hit you but he collects your infractions and lines them up on his desk like so many surgical knives.
Read MoreWe need to make space for nuance as the conversation about STIs becomes more than the occasional personal essay on a lady blog.
Read MoreYou do not need to forgive people who have been abusive to you. You do not need to rise above them, or make peace with them, or even pity them. You need to do whatever is best for you.
Read MoreI think I texted him that I needed to talk and asked if we could meet up. I might have called him directly, but my voice was shaking and brittle and I knew he would hear it. So I think I texted him, and he must have called me instead of answering the text—he liked […]
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