DEAR DEIDRE: One minute I was talking to my boyfriend. The next time he punched me in the face and I couldn’t get up from the floor.
I admit it can be difficult for me to live together and we argue now and then but nothing like this has ever happened before.
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I’m not sure what happened but I take some responsibility.
My boyfriend apologized before we went to bed.
I’m 26 and he’s 28. We’ve been together for two years.
I was unable to mention this to anyone else.
I thought my boyfriend would get upset with me if I told any of our friends what happened.
I don’t want anyone to think badly of him.
DEIDRE SAYS: No matter what the provocation, your boyfriend shouldn’t hit you.
Your boyfriend is a danger to you.
Don’t wait for another tantrum or give him any more chances.
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The National Domestic Abuse Helpline can tell you how to deal with this without putting yourself at extra risk (womensaid.org.uk, 0808 2000 247).
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