Hi my name's Sophia and I'm 16 and I've been dating my boyfriend Eli, who's 18, for about a year now. Lately I've been realising that I no longer love my boyfriend because I feel that way but because I feel like I'm forced to and that I'm afraid of him more than anything. I know that when it comes to a relationship I'm not supposed to fear the person I'm dating but he doesn't make it easy on me. It somehow seems that everything I do is wrong and he gets angry with me if he doesn't have his way. And a few days ago things got rougher than usual. I normally sleep over at his place if my parents are both working the same night, so a few days ago was one of those nights. And I was just really tired and I didn't want to do anything sexual and I had asked my boyfriend if we could do it another night cuz I was tired and he told me no. And I quickly answered him Are you serious rn I'm tired and he just hit me out of nowhere and said to never talk to him that way again or it'll be more than a slap that he'll use to fix my attitude. And I of course had to sleep with him because no wasn't an option. I'm just tired of being scared of him but if I break up with him he'll hurt me, I'm just scared and tired and I just want to do something and get away from him but I just feel trapped. Advice would be really helpful.
Sorry to hear you find yourself in this situation. Yes it can be very scary, its also not healthy for you in the long run. I had an abusive relationship in first marriage. I have come to respect a young gal about 25 who has video blog about sex and relationships. She has one called Relationshit about what can go wrong in dating and that statisics are high, that one in 3 females will be abused by their boyfriend, either verbally, emotionally or physcially or all of them. Heres her video with suggestions at the end of reaching out for help. The hardest part is when you still have feelings for a person and can't see leaving them or you feel they could become violent to the point your life is in danger.k But just because those are possibilities is no reason to live a miserable life of fear and walking on egg shells all the time. I know it. Youre 16 so still under parents protection and guidance. As hard as it may be to confess what he's doing to you, you may have to talk to Mom, or as suggested, a counselor, teacher, any older adult you trust. A police report may have to be filed at some point too if he harasses you and won't let you go. Yes, you need to leave. Watch this video and hopefully you will reach out for help.
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