Oh, scary, I'm just watching Oprah, and they are talking about violent relationships. They are describing how violent relationships start, what patterns are telltale warning signs, 'red flags', and it's like a step by step account of my last relationship before I moved to Ireland! The flatteringly persistent guy, eager to move the relationship on quickly, always wanting to know where I was, hating if I spended time with my friends or family and always making me feel guilty about it, really jealous und untrusting (with no reason!), trying to control every aspect of our life, down to the way I washed the dishes... I am so glad I got out when I did (even that took a while because he wasn't taking no for an answer and hassled me, and then, when I moved away, my parents...)! The women in the program were later hit by their husbands, seriously injured, and some nearly killed...
Only got about 3 hours of interrupted sleep last night, better go and get some more while the little one naps!
So glad you got out.
ReplyDeleteMy husband started out like that, but it was the first relationship for both of us so we were finding our feet. I'm glad he went the other way afterwards. It is possible.
Oh, and I sympathise with the no sleep.