Understanding Abusive Relationships
Writing this post after the recent Shradhha - Aftab case in Delhi, Aftab killed his live-in partner Shraddha. This post is to generate awareness about identifing an abusive relationship and make an exit from it. Please read: Understanding Abusive Relationships Going to share some insight about how to identify and exit from an abusive relationship. Non-marital, living-in relationship is included in this discussion. Lot has been written about abusive marriages. Legal, social support too is available for married people in an abusive marriage. So let's begin. When does a relationship become abusive? Is it when your partner hits you for the first time? Nope. Violence in an abusive relationship comes after several warnings. It begins much before partner hits you. Abuse comes in more subtle ways before it shows its true colours. We must learn to rightly catch these warnings. Recall the instances when ever, you had felt uneasy /insulted around your partner. Either they caused your in