No-one wants to think that they are in an abusive relationship, and quite often people don't realize that their partner is being abusive -- they just accept the behavior as being normal for their partner. To the outside world they make excuses about their partner being overworked, financial problems, not feeling themselves, and to themselves they feel hurt by their partner's actions but by the time they realize that this behavior is a constant pattern, they have begun to believe that their partner is right! For most people, if they aren't being physically abused, then they aren't in an abusive relationship, but this is not the case. One of the most common forms of abuse is control. Your partner insists that everything is their way. They say where you go, what you where, who you talk to, who you don't socialize with, even down to how you stack dishes or fold laundry. Do they control the money and make you account for everything you spend? This isn't because t...