DEAR DEIDRE: I LOVE my boyfriend and do not want to lose him but his attitude and his temper are causing arguments.
When my last relationship ended he swooped in as a best friend and we got together. I am a girl of 17 and he is 18.
We spend a lot of time together but the spark is going because of how he treats me.
He shouts at me and dumps me, then comes running back minutes later, saying it was in anger.
He often speaks to me like dirt but if I say anything about it, he makes it out to be my fault.
I pay for everything and he never says please or thank you when I buy anything.
DEIDRE SAYS: This relationship is emotionally abusive. Your boyfriend treats you badly and is doing all the taking while you are doing all the giving.
You deserve better than this. Tell him it’s over.
Read my e-leaflet on Raising Self- esteem and take time to get over this toxic relationship before getting together with anyone else.
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