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I sit back and look at my life now and thank every second I have that I made it out of that nightmare. I spent almost 6 years being verbally and physically abused by my soon to be husband. If he wasn't strangling me or spitting in my face or forcing me to have intercourse with him, then he was calling me a whore and telling me how worthless I was every second of the day.
He isolated me thousands of miles away from my family and friends. I wasn't allowed to leave the house unless it was to work or the grocery store. Even then I wasn't allowed to drive the car. If I went somewhere he had to drive me and come with me to make sure I didn't do anything "wrong".
I finally busted him to his family and mine and I was able to escape from him. I have been free from his grip for almost 2 years now and I am so happy. I feel like going through all of that made me stronger, and taught me alot about trusting others. Thinking back on it he could've killed me if he wanted. But he didn't and hopefully someday he will pay for what he did to me.
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