«He took care of me nicely, and after 3 weeks offered to live together – with his parents and severely ailing grandmother. I doubted, but he rebuked – «So you do not love me and you do not see us together in the future». I moved in, and the relationship became unbearable.
He demanded reports on where I go, with whom, the exact arrival and departure times – even if I just went to the store for milk. He read my correspondence with my mother, where I complained about the horrible living conditions. Then he began to isolate me from communicating with my family and friends; conversations with new people were permitted only in his presence. He wanted to control everything.
I felt physically threatened. He was hitting with full force into the wall next to my face and destroyed furniture. He was so strong, that he opened the door communication simply by pulling the door handle. He did not need any sexual consent: my refusal to have sex was not something to argue about.
He said that I was an ugly and stupid. Because of this my self-esteem became low and I fell into an emotional coma.
One day I went to St. Petersburg to relax and remained there; I abrupt all contacts with him. My friends’ support helped me to get out of this relationship. Without them I would not cope».
