He went from making me breakfast in bed to writing a list of things for me to do every morning. If Amy failed to complete the chores assigned by her boyfriend, she would be punished, beaten with a newspaper or locked in a closet. He kept calling and hanging up, followed me sometimes. Even today, I'm not completely past the whole thing. It's so hard.
Many students arrive at college unaware of the dangers that relationships can present.
They sometimes leave with scars that never completely heal. Contrary to many students' beliefs, college campuses are not exempt from violence. One of five college students reported at least one incident of abuse in his or her relationships. Domestic violence is the leading cause of injury to women ages 15-44 in the United States. Phase three is a kind of romantic reconciliation, he said, in which the abuser seeks the forgiveness of his victim and promises to seek help to end his outbursts of violence.