Reader Emotionally Exhausted writes,
I need advice on moving forward after a toxic and controlling relationship. While I know that the recent break up was in my best interest, reasoning that things are for the better outside of the relationship doesn’t seem to be mending the hurt.
I met my now ex-boyfriend about a year ago and there was instant chemistry. He was clever and funny and we enjoyed many of the same activities. We are of similar ages and had similar backgrounds. He was emotionally and I am sure physically abused by his biological mother and I was emotionally abused by my step mom (who I am now on solid terms with) after my mother passed away. We both managed to leave our adverse environments, complete degrees, and have secured satisfying career paths.
It wasn’t until I deeply cared for him that his anger issues coupled with controlling and jealous tendencies became apparent. He had been in therapy for a while at that point, but had taken a break from dating before me because of how these issues influenced his past relationships.
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