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You Asked: I'm Plagued With Thoughts of My Abusive Ex
Dear Sugar,
About two years ago I broke up with a boyfriend who I had been with for three years. Throughout our relationship, he lied to me numerous times about drinking and drugs, as well as his actions with other women. He would vow to change each time but never did.
You Asked: Being Perfect All the Time Is Killing Me!
Dear Sugar
My boyfriend is an Aries, which means that he expects nothing but the best from me and he's under the impression that I should do everything right the first time. He wants me to be perfect in every way but I'm finding it exhausting. I try to suggest that he empathize with me but he doesn't get it and as a result, he makes me feel inferior and limited.
You Asked: My Neighbor Is Being Abused
Dear Sugar,
Recently, my fiancé and I awoke to the screaming of obscenities from a couple who lives downstairs. We groggily listened to this disturbance before it escalated to what sounded like furniture being thrown around the room. Then we heard the female cry out these exact words: "Help me!
Dear Sugar Needs Your Help: How Do I Deal With an Abusive Father?
Dear Sugar and Mistreated Melinda need your help. How can she deal with her mentally abusive father?
Dear Sugar,
Since my father grew up physically abused, he feels that he has every right to treat me however he wants.
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Ask a Woman Unwilling to Settle: My Boyfriend Calls Me Names
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You Asked: Their Friendship Hurts Me
Dear Sugar,
I've been with my fiance for two years now. He is the absolute love of my life, so when he recently proposed, I didn't hesitate to say yes! Before we dated, I dated his best friend for four years.
Teen Romance Is Rife With Abuse
A surprising and fairly depressing article from Reuters earlier this week examines two recent studies on adolescent romantic relationships in conjunction with physical and emotional abuse. Both studies, one online survey completed by Liz Claiborne Inc. and the other conducted by Christian Forke of Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, make references to the high rates of violence in preteen and teen relationships.
You Asked: Should I Stay or Should I Go?
Dear Sugar,
I am in a relationship that has been incredibly intense since the day we met. We lived together, but our relationship has suffered many blows. My boyfriend began to lose his temper in ways I'd never seen before — he became mildly verbally abusive and he's frightened me on several occasions.
You Asked: This is Abuse, Right?
Dear Sugar--
You would think I would know these things by now but I'm very confused. Maybe this is the way relationships are supposed to be. But I don't think so.
You Asked: Could This Be Abuse?
Dear Sugar,
My fiancé and I go through phases where we will play fight. It's totally harmless, but sometimes we end up really hurting each other. He'll pin me down so I can't move, and it really scares me.
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