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Your Abusive Relationship Isn’t Your Fault
“Stop thinking it’s your fault. Stop thinking your relationship is ‘normal’. It isn’t.”
She had to leave this relationship. I knew I had to help her get out.
Not long before, I agreed to her unusual request:
To drive to her home and check for the make and model of a specific car parked within the block.
“It makes sense. That’s when they will see each other,” she explains. “While I’m working at night.”
She had a theory she wanted to test out. She had finally clued on. And now she was determined to catch her partner and his lover out.
It’s not your fault
I wish I could etch it into your soul so you feel it deep inside. So you believe it.
But then I’ve only known a short time. You’ve been living your hell on earth a lot longer.
I get it.
You felt isolated. Keeping to yourself because you were embarrassed to share your situation. To avoid voicing what you know doesn’t sound quite right. If you don’t say it, it must be ok, right?
