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      Surfergirl
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      After speaking to various organisations I’ve discovered I’m being sexually abused as well as emotionally abused. I have never even attempted to bring up how unhappy I am in our relationship and my husband things everything is ok. Truth is I’m too scared to bring anything up as he’s spoken in quite a defensive way. I can’t even get him to help with the kids or take a used dirt cup to the kitchen! He’s even in the past made accusations of me cheating on him and admitted he’s been over flirty with females but said in such a stroppy teen anger “so what” kinda way.

      Basically he took it one step too far whilst I was falling asleep by controlling where my hands were positioned, I didn’t want to make him aware that I was awake because if I refused to do what he was trying to get me to do he would have been annoyed plus he has this thing of making a point that I’m really not asleep. I’ve now reauested for (detail removed by Moderator) but is it an overreaction if I’ve not even brought up about not being happy being groped all the time and not hugged or even told him I’m unhappy in the relationship?

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      Toofarr
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      I’m sorry to hear about what you’ve gone through. I completely understand. Not speaking up because you’re scared of their reaction. Im the same. I’ve just stopped sharing how I’ve felt because of his reaction or because or just being dismissed. It’s not your fault. They’ve conditioned you to be this way.
      I don’t think it’s an overreaction. You’ve done what you needed to feel safe. I say that coming from someone who has been coerced and pressured into sex just to minimise abuse or just to get him to stop pestering me.mine also gropes me all the time even when I have said for him to stop and that I don’t like it . This is not ok. We know deep down, it’s not ok. Please take care of yourself x

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