Love: the good, the bad and the ugly

“I almost broke up with him several times, but he would cry and promise to change, and I would give him “one more chance.” He often blamed his mood swings and anger on hypoglycemia.”

“Friends, family, and police officers helped me to become stronger.They made me realise that my child and I weren’t missing out on anything, that actually we gained more.”

“That day I called my mum and then I left him, I was so ashamed. My reason for not telling before was so that no one would be angry with him.”

My friend had an abusive boyfriend. She and I had been friends for four years so I could tell when something was bothering her.

Tell a story of a time when your boyfriend or girlfriend has treated you in a really cool way - with love and respect. What did they do or say? How did it make you feel? Your story may be published on this site.

When you have developed very strong feelings for someone, it is not as easy as just saying “I’m going to walk away from this”.

I met this woman at uni. At first it was blissfull. Soon she started getting very upset with my clothes. As the relationship wore on we decided to get engaged.