Domestic abuse can happen to anyone. On average police forces receive a call related to abuse every 30 seconds, according to the charity Refuge, as thousands of women reach out to their helpline every ...

I am talking with a guy about divorce. He understands the severity of the financial abuse my children and I have endured. "A friend of mine did what your husband did," he says. "It’s brutal," I say.

When I say my ex was crazy, I don’t mean he was kooky or neurotic. Rather, he was cruel, violent, abusive, and psychotic. Our marriage was the most traumatic thing I’ve ever experienced. When I ...

Dear Abby gives advice to a reader who is concerned about a friend's daughter who doesn't want to leave her abusive husband. DEAR ABBY: My best friend “Pat” and I live on opposite sides of the country ...

Dear Annie: I’m dealing with a sudden loss of friendship stemming from a close friend who will not leave her abusive boyfriend. As the abuse has escalated over time, I have offered unwavering support ...

Dear Sahaj: I am a woman with a male friendship that’s quite close but with no romance and no desire for that type of relationship from either one of us. My friend recently started dating a woman who ...

A woman on Reddit was shocked and outraged when she discovered her best friend of 16 years invited the woman's abusive ex-boyfriend to her upcoming wedding. "Two years ago, I dated someone and ...

Dear Annie: I’m dealing with a sudden loss of friendship stemming from a close friend who will not leave her abusive boyfriend. As the abuse has escalated over time, I have offered unwavering support ...

Dear Eric: Kate and I have been friends for more than 20 years. Over 10 years ago, I would’ve almost considered us best friends. My husband considered her husband his best friend. As years went by, ...

DEAR AMY: “Christy” and I have been friends for more than 25 years. Christy married an abusive monster, and after 15 years of her crying to me and then going back to him, I stepped away for a few ...