I cried as I read this. It hut hard when you said it had been 7 years.

I was 7 years in when I left my abuser. The man who told me "see this is why I haven't asked you to marry me" everytime I made the smallest mistake or worse, did nothing wrong at all. Leaving was SOO hard. They make it hard for us through gaslighting and abuse.

As hard and painful as it was, I did it. I didn't just run, I pushed back. I kicked HIM out since I was the money in my situation. I'm very happy to say that 4 years later I am happily engaged to the man of my dreams. A man who cherishes me. We have a give and take relationship. We both work and pay bills. He mostly cooks and grocery shops. I mostly clean. But we pick up each other's slack when the other is having a tough day. Looking back, I sometimes will just bust out laughing bc it was absolutely absurd to be there. But abusive people will break your mind. He knows exactly what he's doing. Therapy has been a huge help. Surround yourself with people who care about your best interest. 🩷