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Originally Posted by Fifty Foot Queenie
Yes and no. Yes because I'm miserable, no because I sometimes wonder if my thoughts are valid. I've hurt him too, so could I really say he's abusive? I dunno.
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Does he make you feel worthless, imply that you're stupid or below him in any way? Is he manipulative/does he exploit what he knows to be your weaknesses or your most sensitive psychological traits in order to control your behavior? Being emotionally and verbally abusive is just as much a problem as someone who's physically abusive and prone to bouts of extreme rage.
If he can look you in the face while you're crying from something he's said or done because he's cut you so deeply that you have no other way of handling the situation because it just shuts you down at the core of your soul, and he doesn't react, doesn't feel the need to apologize or try to understand what his behavior is doing to you, he's a piece of garbage and you need to be rid of him ASAP.