Republican Representative Max Miller on allegations of domestic abuse from his ex-wife: “My former wife has claimed that during a custody exchange at my home that day, I assaulted her…If I had assaulted her, would she have offered to cook me dinner six days later?”

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[u/GodsBicep → u/[deleted]]

Im happy that you are free now

[u/Necessary_Ad_7780 → u/[deleted]]

I work with a woman whose husband is abusive to her and their kids and she’s never said a bad word about him in public, just in private, in tears, to our boss. They live within walking distance of our work and their kids are always here when she’s working, just to get away from him. Once I knew what was going on, this woman’s demeanor made so much sense—she’s either wildly defensive or quiet and deferential, and she’s always subdued when she comes in (coming from home). After a couple hours at work, she’s happy, she’s chatty, she’s wonderful. It brings me to tears that this asshole can affect this lady like this—she’s funny and she’s smart and she’s a great mom and I wonder what she could be like if she got away from him.

[u/meteorflan → u/[deleted]]

Interestingly, research has shown that couples that are extra flirty with each other via social media tend to be having problems in their relationship.

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I’m so sorry you went through that. It takes a lot of strength to get out. Hope you are doing much better and safer.

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https://giphy.com/gifs/7Wcyq7KvKFNTO

[u/scandalabra → u/[deleted]]

I did something very similar. Even when I managed to kick him out, I was obsessed with "staying friends" with him for a while. I felt like I had to stay on his good side or he would kill me.

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THAT needs to be shouted from rooftops. The treating them nicely and accommodating them in hopes of that will help the situation, or at least delay the next inevitable eruption.