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The police had come to our house multiple times and I lied to them about what was going on. He finally got arrested February 24th, 2023. The police gave me no choice and said they were taking him because they said the next time they came back they\u2019d probably be zipping me up in a body bag. I am forever grateful for the police department in my town as if it wasn\u2019t for them I\u2019d never have been able to get away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I was with my boyfriend for 4 years, everything was great the first 3 then he relapsed on meth and started ignoring all of his real friends and only listening to enablers. 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