Love Shouldn't Hurt

Abuse can be verbal, physical, or sexual.  Sometimes you can't see the signs. But it is never okay.

Are you in an abusive relationship?

Does your partner:

• Embarrass you with put-downs?

• Look at you or act in ways that scare you?

• Control what you do, who you see or talk to, or where you go?

• Separate you from friends or family members?

• Make you financially dependent?

• Make all of your decisions?

• Tell you that you are a bad parent or threaten to take away or hurt your children?

• Prevent you from working or attending school?

• Act like the abuse is no big deal, that it's your fault, or even deny doing it?

• Destroy your property or threaten to kill your pets?

• Intimidate you with knives, guns, or other weapons?

• Shove, slap, choke, or hit you?

• Threaten to commit suicide?

• Threaten to kill you?

If you answered "yes" to even one of these questions, you may be in an abusive relationship.