No matter if a survivor has endured an abusive partner for two dates or two decades, abusers have the possibility of escalating power and control into extreme violence, even murder, at any point. That's the tricky thing about abusive partners—they are wolves in sheep's clothing.
Their behavior can come across caring, even sweet, at first—they love you so much they can never let you out of their sight—and before you know it, you're being isolated from everyone in your life but them. You're being mentally, and sometimes physically, held hostage by their cunning tactics of control.
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