I was a wife for over three years and it was a very long three years. This is how it started... I was 17 years old and I met who I thought was the man of my dreams which turned into the man of my nightmares... He was a gentle man and treated me so good untill a few days after we got married... We got married 4 days after I turned 18. Soon after that he left for bootcamp in the army and when he got back things turned for the worse ... We fought a lot and the fights got worse ... It started with getting pushed into walls and it escaslated when we went to the beach and he started beating my dogs I tried to stop him and than he got mad as I was driving back from the beach he grab to the of my head and started smashing it into the steering wheel .. I pulled over got out of the car and he than continued to smash my head into the driver window in which he ended up braking the driver window with my head. Things settled down and we went home, when I said I wanted a divorced he said no .... He started hitting me and when I tried to leave he got onto of me and started choking me and making it so I couldnt breath... He said in my ear the only way I was leaving him was in a body bag... Finally I was able to get out... We went our separate ways but he never really let me be ... He showed me he changed and I gave him a second chance... It was our anniversery and we went to Savannah Georgia and we had a nice night and we started drinking which turned into a night I will never forget.... When we got into the motel room cause we couldnt drive.... he started kissing me and than wanted to have sex.... Well I didnt but it didn't matter what I wanted.... He than began raping me and as I screamed no he just laughed... I blacked out a little and when I asked what happened he laughed and said I raped u .... These are only two of the many stories that I have.... He became a alcoholic and got violent everytime he drank.... He had so much control over me I felt I couldn't leave... I became depressed and just wanted to die... After over three years of abuse I got up the courage and left him ... I am now no longer depressed and I am happy , I finally have friends which he never let me have... And I get to live life and I every once in awhile a think about him and I miss him but than I relize how strong I am and that I dont need him and I know I will never be with him again.... But it is a struggle everyday ... And I dont trust men now which sucks.... But im living life and gaining strenght ....
Thank you for sharing your story with me. I am so glad that you were able to leave him and have a support system. My heart breaks for what you went through with him. I believe that what we have been through makes us stronger women. We have the power to change lives. Ours, our children's, friends, and even strangers. Our stories have the power to help so many people.
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