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How To Leave a Toxic Relationship with a Bad Man, a Bad Boy and a Bad Husband
It’s possible if you do one thing. (And I am not saying it’s easy, because it’s not.)
I never had a healthy relationship with a man up to this point. My boyfriend now is the best boyfriend ever, and I finally have a relationship that brings more peace than trouble. It’s not perfect, but it’s 100% HEALTHY.
I started dating when I was 18 and for more than one decade all that I knew was how to have a toxic relationship. I think that all toxic relationships kill you little by little, but when you can leave it, you are given a new chance to do better next time, learn a bit more and apply this knowledge into your next relationship.
My first boyfriend was 28 years old, and I was 18. I was naive, and he wasn’t. He knew exactly what he was doing. He was broke, and he needed help to rebuild his life in a new city. He not only took advantage of me but also of my parents.
One day when I realized he was living with us and telling me what to do, how to think, how to dress, demanding I would become a woman. One day, he made fun of me when I couldn’t walk in high heels, telling me I wasn’t a proper woman. I was only 18, he was 28. After a lot of pain, I was finally free. I was able to leave because something stronger kept telling me that my life would…
