Say you're going out with someone for a year. You've definitely have had your ups and downs--there have been many red flags indicating a strong potential for emotional abuse on their end--but after some deep talking after taking a little break and promises from the other person to try to make changes, things look good for a couple months. Really good. You're being told you're loved all the time. You're being told how wonderful their life is with you in it. You're beginning to regain some trust in them.
Then, one day, this person says to you "I love you. It's you I want to be with. You. Nobody else.' There's a strange twist in inflection on the 'you.' So, you jokingly say, 'What? Are you thinking about being with somebody else?' They reply, 'Only in my head.'
Is this a comment engineered to undermine my self-esteem and confidence, or am I--as they have implied--'over-reacting?'
Is is emotional abuse?
2007-07-31
04:38:38
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writergirl523
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