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07Aug 2021

Abusive relationships

By Amanda 07 Aug 2021 0 COVID, Life Abuse, Abusive Relationship, COVID-19, government Permalink 0

I need to talk about something. Something hard to talk about. I’m in an abusive relationship with a partner. For 18 months now, this partner has been really controlling over where I go and who I see. To the point they have installed a tracker on my phone. Every time I question them about it, they tell ...

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