“She stayed with him too long. She must have known the kind of person she was marrying. She must have said something to make him snap. She probably had a boyfriend he found out about. These are just a few comments I’ve heard from people today as they talk about the latest woman murdered by her husband.”
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“I met you in your truck, clothes torn, nose bleeding, and my body covered in cuts and bruises. I remember telling you, ‘I’m fine!’ Instead of leaving, you loved me the way I deserved to be loved.”
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“We’ve always known there was more for our future besides our love story. We are here to be a voice for women in the village who are stuck with no way out.”
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“Your existence matters. Your life matters. Your feelings matter.”
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“I have learned to not run away from, but to go through the pain, to get to the other side.”
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“For years, I never truly realized I was being abused. I believed I was the problem, I was still in control, and I could make things better with the man who had once romanced me, treated me with kindness and tenderness, and made me fall in love with him.”
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“I’ve rebuilt myself bit by bit. I’m brave, independent, and strong. I have forgiven myself for letting him hurt me.”
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“I poured everything into my salon and my family as a way to avoid my pain. My clients would compliment me on my ‘beautiful smile.’ My thoughts were, ‘If they only knew what was inside my head.’”
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“He was everything I had ever wanted. Charming, sweet, successful, and he was head over heels in love with me. I was so happy on our wedding day, but my happiness was short-lived. Afterwards he said to me, ‘Now you’re mine and I own you.’ Things changed dramatically.”
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“I completely fell in love with the gym and how it made me feel like I had control and power over something for the first time in my life. I was addicted to getting better physically and mentally.”