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Lewis
25/12/2011
It makes me sick knowing situations like this actually happen, and I don't understand how any guy could do things like this - especially to someone they 'love'?! But one more thing, why are all these videos about the man abusing the woman? Aha...
ReplyLewis - 25/12/2011
Jasz
23/12/2011
They should do child abuse adverts like this. I got child abused. I'm still a child. I wouldn't stand for it. But then again it's not always men is it.
ReplyJasz - 23/12/2011
Angel
22/12/2011
Abuse is wrong and no one needs to put up with it... No one deserves to be treated that way
ReplyAngel - 22/12/2011
James
19/12/2011
No one should have the right to take control of they're partner. You should be thoughtful what you do if it affects or involves your partner If I had one I would respect her dearly I wouldn't want my partner crying,upset,bullied neither should you!
ReplyJames - 19/12/2011
influetnial
18/12/2011
why do these ads always show boys abusing girls- girls can be just as bad as boys if not worse.
Replyinfluetnial - 18/12/2011
????
17/12/2011
The fact that there is still abuse is disgusting. I thought there was more sense in the modern people these days. Anyone who abuses someone is sick minded and a horrible person.
Reply???? - 17/12/2011
flora
13/12/2011
i think its sick the way people treat people at times
Replyflora - 13/12/2011
tonia96
13/12/2011
i must say i agree on what the boys have been saying and its not that i dont understand what it is like to be in abusive relationship but after the final punch and push into a wall i got up and i left him. but girls can be just as bad as boys my ex friend started bashing her boyfriend around now i dont no the whole story but i would constantly see her put him down one time she smashed him over the back with a metal pole i thought maybe it was cuz he had abused her but i asked her and she just said no he just annoys me and i get bored.. he finally left her but the reason i fell out with her was because she got with my ex abusive boyfriend and i tried warning her but she didnt listen.. i do worry about them seeing as they both have abusive ways maybe she will stop and think next time all im saying is this is a really good site but maybe you should make or find a video with the girl be abusive to the boy because the way this is set out it seems very sexist and im a girl and i can see that... :)
Replytonia96 - 13/12/2011
....
06/12/2011
about a year ago i was round my mates new boyfriends mates house with my mate and we was all having a laugh and that and they was trying to get us to sleep i didn't want to but my mate convinced me to i fell asleep on the bed with my mate next to me i woke up in the middle of the night and he was on top of me having sex with me i said what are you doing get off and he just carried on he didn't use any protection i told im to stop it and tried pushing him off me but he wasn't having any of it my mate had left me there and gone with her boyfriend and i didn't even know where i was i still think about it now its scared me or a long time
Reply.... - 06/12/2011
Hi. Thank you for your post. Try and find someone you trust to talk to. It could be a teacher, a parent or other relative, a close friend, a youth worker or anyone else that you feel comfortable with. It doesn't have to be someone in authority, just someone that you think you can talk to and that you feel comfortable with and trust. If they don't want to listen, keep trying until you find someone that does, you have the right to be safe and help and support is out there. You can also call ChildLine on 0800 1111 to talk about any problem or go to www.childline.org.uk where you can contact ChildLine by email and text, chat to a counsellor online or post to the message boards. Alternatively you can call National Freephone Rape Helpline to talk to an advisor on 0808 802 9999 7 days a week between 12pm – 2.30pm and 7pm – 9.30pm.
Blank
05/12/2011
Good advice is when you know what you are doing and when you treat the person with respect. Don't go overboard. You want a girl/boyfriend? At your age? It's alright to have one, two, as much as you want! So long as your careful and you don't suffer and most importantly, you find that one special person...
ReplyBlank - 05/12/2011
InNeedOfHelp
03/12/2011
Im 14, and me and my boyfriend (15) went out and he had had a couple of drinks. We went back to his house and we were snogging for ages. Then he started to take my clothes off and I was struggling and yelling at him to leave me alone but he wouldn't. He ended up forcing me into sex...It wasn't that long ago and I'm scared he will do it again...
ReplyInNeedOfHelp - 03/12/2011
Hi Inneedof help. Thank you for posting, it is important that you try to speak to someone about this, it could be a teacher, a parent or other relative, a close friend, a youth worker or anyone else that you feel comfortable with. It doesn't have to be someone in authority, just someone that you think you can talk to and that you feel comfortable with and trust. If they don't want to listen, keep trying until you find someone that does, you have the right to be safe and help and support is out there. You can also call ChildLine on 0800 1111 to talk about any problem or go to www.childline.org.uk where you can contact ChildLine by email and text, chat to a counsellor online or post to the message boards. Alternatively you can call National Freephone Rape Helpline to talk to an advisor on 0808 802 9999 7 days a week between 12pm – 2.30pm and 7pm – 9.30pm.
jade
02/12/2011
i would agree with u jake i know i am a girl but i wouldnt like to be one off them girls im only 17 and i am single and i would be like to stay that way thank god lol x x
Replyjade - 02/12/2011
Jake
06/11/2011
I'm a guy and I was in a relationship that was mutually abusive, often she would hit me and I would hit her back harder, but that's because I'm more heavy handed than she is. I'm not in the relationship any more thank god, because one of us would have probably killed the other by now. I don't like how these adverts portray women as the harmless vulnerable ones because it isn't always that way.
ReplyJake - 06/11/2011
i agree. you shouldnt of hit her back, but it is self defense. i was never in a physically abusive relationship, but i used to go through his phone all the time and get really angry with him when he had spoken to other girls, and it used to upset him quite a lot. whereas, if he got pissed of he'd often say abusive things, but always apologize afterwards. women can be just as bad as men, sometimes worse.
rose - 21/11/2011
Girls do the wrong things too and this should be poinyed out. im sure you didnt want to hurt your girldriend back but you did through self defense and wasnt you fault. Im sure you just need to find the right girl to have and who wants a nice relationship. Your girl is out there somewhere. The past is the past and can not be changed. its time to move on. x
Danielle - 01/12/2011
A.J.
06/11/2011
My boyfriend stopped talking to me, and eventually I got sick of being ignored and we broke up... but then he 'liked' this abuse link on Facebook... I swear, I never did anything to him. I never hit him or insulted him... at least I don't THINK I did... Now I'm really scared that I was horrible to him without even realizing what I was doing, and worse... I'm worried I might do it again to somebody else. :'(
ReplyA.J. - 06/11/2011
You sure it's not coincidence? Maybe it didn't have anything to do with your break-up. Maybe he just was in support of the cause.
B - 24/11/2011
emily
24/11/2011
this isnt a good thing 2 do allow it and STOP u might get over it but the person your hurtin will never get over it
Replyemily - 24/11/2011