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#RI-69f86e8e·5 months ago·
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Told my new boyfriend about my past abuse.

// brief mention of abuse

hi, me 19F and my bf 19M have been dating for a month. before we began dating I had told him a lot about my past and my upbringing, despite the fact he never really tells me about his. not a problem, even tho I sometimes wish he would open up as well I won’t force anything. last week I got news about my abuser going to jail, and I had never told him about them before, so last night I told him everything. I did all the talking obviously while he sat next to me. he didn’

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