You May Be Abused If:

• You are frightened by your partner’s temper

• You are afraid to disagree with your partner

• You have been hit, kicked, or shoved by your partner

• You do not see friends or family because of your partner’s jealousy

•  You have been forced to have sex or have been afraid to say no to sex

•  You have been forced to explain everything that you do, every place that you go and every person that you see to avoid your partner’s temper

•  You believe that you cannot live without your partner or that you cannot get enough of your partner

• You believe that marriage will change your partner

• Your partner makes you feel worse about yourself

• You have fewer and fewer happy times together, and more and more of your time is spent on apologies, promises, anger, guilt and fear