Originally posted by ramanth
Debbie...wow! I never would of imagined. I'm glad you were able to walk away from that situation.

Mike never hit me but he would grab my arms and shake me or push me into a wall. Our fights were not pretty. Mostly verbal abuse. Then he started getting possessive. And even after he kicked me out, I still believed that I loved him. Thankfully it didn't take long for it to sink in that that is not what real love is.
My loser's name was Mike too! And no, I don't mean to insinuate that all Mikes are losers because I know way too many nice Mikes to think that, it's just a funny coincidence.

Now I chalk it up to being young and foolish and like you say, Kim, I soon realized that is not what real love is and I feel sorry for those who do - man or woman.

Thanks Kim & Kim, it's a part of my past that I'm not proud of, but that I can't erase. I do feel for woman in a similar situation, but I know all to well the denial and the way the woman will stick up for the man, even as she's laying in a bloody heap on the sidewalk.