My ex was this type of person. He used literal abandonment as a control tactic. He’d leave me at the store if I took too long, leave without me if we planned to go somewhere, and he’d often threaten to leave me on the side of the road in the country, knowing I didn’t have anyone to call who’d be able to come help. My husband has explicitly said that he will never do this, even if we are in a fight. Which should be the standard, not a f**king gold star. But thanks to men like my ex, here we are.

My husband and I were hiking Virginia mountains. Got to the peak. He said I could throw you off this peak. No one would ever know. My dog and self headed back down. Calmly not to show any anxiety. Got to my car and left him there. 6 hours from home to date. I do not know how he got back. I called my dad and brother. To confront, they did. He packed some clothes. My dad had words and I filed for divorce next day. Brother stayed overnight. He was a cop.

My ex husband left me in the middle of the ocean. We were diving in San Maarten and he left me and swam back to the boat and convinced them I was on the boat. We were exploring a shipwreck and I turned around to find him and he was gone. Came up to the surface, no boat, no land, nothing. I had a compass on my gear so I started swimming. Eventually came upon a catamaran and they took me back to port.

I couldn’t possibly respond to everyone. So here are some answers: 1) yes, attempted m****r but he and the boat crew and the police all decided it was a big mistake and that it was probably my fault for not paying attention. 2) If you’ve never been in an abusive relationship, you cannot speak to this and ask why I didn’t leave. 3) when I tried to leave, he actually tried to k*ll me with his own hands in my home in front of one of our children. 4) the final attempt on my life he was arrested.

Felony Attempted m****r. This charge was eventually dropped to a misdemeanor, he was fined $258, sentenced to pick up trash on the freeway for a few weekends, and an anger management class. 5) You can see the system in action right now. Absolutely no consequences for violence against women and children. 6) No book and no movie. 7) I did not m****r him and he is remarried last I heard. 8) I divorced him over 20 years ago and this happened in 2005. 9) He was a business owner and everyone loved him. 10. BELIEVE WOMEN

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In a relationship, a man's worst fear is getting laughed at. A woman's worst fear is getting physically attacked