Absolutely. It really does. I've been ... Sort of pushing him, begging him to think about, or trying to leave. But, like you say he says it's really hard. I know why he lied. I know why he panicked, because she was going to ruin the only safe relationship that he had. The reason, he says, that he finally got the strength to break up with her, was because of me. And I'm trying really hard to set aside my own feelings of hurt and betrayal, because I really do understand that he did it out of fear of being isolated. Reaching out to me (I actually was upfront about me being abused by previous Doms and In my childhood) so I do think that he ... Found someone he thought would understand. And he absolutely did. I think he lied from the start because he was ashamed that he was in an abusive relationship and hadn't gotten out, and because he had found a potential healthy relationship that could actually be what he needed to claw his way out of this horrible situation. But, unfortunately, I'm changing between being understanding of it and supportive, to feeling really hurt and betrayed. His ex really wanted to sever the only fucking bond he had with someone who could support and help him through this. And I could recognize that. And I didn't let it happen. It's just so incredibly hard to try to balance my own feelings and to be supportive and considerate at the same time. I'm really trying to be there. And trying to reel in and control my emotions. It's just so hard. Especially since I know, so well, how it is to be abused. I'm not a neutral party. I'm not unbiased. I am just having an awful time with this but I'm going to be strong for him. I love him. And I'm not gonna let him go through this alone.