“He compared me to an old bathrobe: boring, unattractive, but you don’t want to get rid of it because it’s comfortable.”

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"He did stuff like that all the time, every day. Just piles of micro-aggressions and compulsive lying to make me feel as guilty as possible. But I was just clueless and naive, and thought it was all my own fault. Note: He left for work at 5 a.m. every day. I also had a full-time job, mine just had a later start time."

"Now I'm working with professionals, and it helped me realize I stayed with a man who didn't want me because I was so emotionally beaten down that I didn't think I deserved better or thought anybody else would tolerate me. I just wish I'd realized it sooner."

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