Waking Up in a Bathtub with a Knife, And Other Things I Did Before Finding the Real Love
Sometimes you go through a lot before you find "the one."
IT HAPPENED TO ME: Both of My Parents Abused Me, But I Forgave Only My Mother
Her behaviour was inexcusable, but it was absolutely explainable. My father, however, deserves nothing.
I Was Raised by an Abusive Mother, And I Don’t Want to Become Like Her
I wake up in cold sweats, unable to breathe, clinging on to the past, trying to remember that it’s OK now.
IT HAPPENED TO ME: My Herpes Diagnosis Led to the First — and Last — Incident of Physical Abuse in My Relationship
Ultimately, herpes was actually the best thing that happened to my love life.