It’s always easier to detect those things in hindsight,
especially from a third-person perspective. But
what if you’re the victim and it’s happening to you right now? What if you mistake fear for butterflies in
your stomach because you’re so madly in love? What if you take the harsh words
and hurtful comments as constructive criticism and harmless attempts at
bettering you as a person, in order to improve your relationship? What if the
unpredictability of their moods seems like just a minor, even quirky flaw,
unimportant in the grand scheme of your future together? After all, love is
blind.
Physical abuse is easier to identify. There are visible scars
and obvious wounds as evidence to the world. But what about emotional, verbal,
sexual, and mental abuse? How do you distinguish these equally painful forms of
mistreatment from just having a partner who happens to be extremely protective,
blunt, affectionate, or expressive? Because when you are head-over-heels
enamored by this person, you excuse their faults, you take the blame for their
mistakes, and you don’t realize you are
the victim of their abuse.
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