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I would get drunk and high just so her hitting me and rapping me wouldn\u2019t bother me so much. Then the other girl became part of our relationship. After being together for two years and she ended up dying of a heart attack in her sleep. However the abuse didn\u2019t stop there the other girl continued the abuse by forcing me to have sex with her every single time we saw each other even though I said no. I was able to get away from that girl and I am sober now have 14 months clean. I go to therapy and have a great girlfriend who loves me. However the other girl still tries to contact me.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hello on December 5,2021 I started dating this woman she claimed that the first she hit me would be the last time and she didn\u2019t mean it. She ended up talking me into buying her a car, an iPhone and an Apple Watch. 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