I was sexually abused at 5 y.o., lost my dad to a religious cult, my mom ended up with a cocaine addicted alcoholic gambler who nearly bankrupted us forcing me to work to support the family at 15. At 17, I was in a very abusive relationship with a crazy druggy who held a shotgun to my head for hours and tried to kill me when I tried to dump him.. At 21, I suffered from PTSD and became serevely depressed,and suicidal. At 22, I was raped. At 23, I was with a controlling man and lived in a virtual prison for 6 yrs.. I came out it all. I now have a great education, a great job, a great life and I"m happy.
My bf of 2 yrs doesn't know any of this. He thinks I'm a innocent sweet girl who's all nice with sugar and spice. I don't want to destroy his illusion.. I love his naive view of me. I'd hate to destroy his innocent view of me by telling him the truth, but does he have a right to know? Do I really have to tell him or am I justified in leaving this part of my history buried?
2006-09-13
15:59:18
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