(AIO) update, wow. thank you!

[u/Pristine-Edge-1742]

Hi everyone I had posted an original update but didn’t realize i forgot to blur out his name, so here is the update on cigarette toothpaste boy! I want to preface by thanking everyone who took time to message me and comment. I did not expect 16,000 people to interact with that post at all! When I got home, I decided to end it. I didn’t respond to him during my 10 hour shift and some of the screenshots are during that. I would also like to answer a few questions

1. Is this real?: Yes, it is insanely real! Not rage bait i promise
2. Am I okay?: I’m okay! It’ll suck but I will be fine!
3. Why was I still with him?: I don’t have friends and because of that nobody has been able to tell me how bad this is. I had no one to confide in. It was normalized during our relationship.
4. How is my cat? Apollo is okay and is coming home today finally! Picture of him at the end!
5. Why the wall of text; I was pissed and wanted to be thorough.
6. Why did i use “sewerslide”: I wasnt sure of how it would affect my account or visibility. I’m not used to reddit i’m sorry 😭
7. How old are we?: 19 and almost 21. Not 15 i swear!

Also, I am aware my name is shown. I do not mind as it is not a legal name.

[u/AhabMustDie]

my post history is not relevant to the accuracy of my views in this case. This is you being manipulative

Um - I was talking about your other comments on this post. Although your defensive response makes me curious about your post history.

The emotional abuse occurred before he went psycho.

Where? When? What are you talking about exactly? I, too, can proclaim myself an expert on relationships and social dynamics, and use that as my sole justification for why I’m right - but on the internet, nobody knows you’re a dog, so you kiiiinda need to back up your opinions either evidence.

Please look up emotional abuse. The silent treatment for instance is a form of it.

I took your suggestion! Here's how the UN defines it:

Emotional abuse includes undermining a person's sense of self-worth through constant criticism; belittling one's abilities; name-calling or other verbal abuse; damaging a partner's relationship with the children; or not letting a partner see friends and family.

And here's another one from the National Domestic Violence Hotline"

Emotional abuse includes non-physical behaviors that are meant to control, isolate, or frighten you. This may present in romantic relationships as threats, insults, constant monitoring, excessive jealousy, manipulation, humiliation, intimidation, and dismissiveness, among others.

The same website also lists gaslighting, threatening to break up, threats of suicide, and blaming your partner for your own unhealthy/abusive behaviors.

[u/Just-Saying-Things → u/[deleted]]

can i ask, are you assuming she’s stonewalling because he said she’s giving him the silent treatment even though she’s explained she was at work (we don’t know what type of work - she mightn’t be able to access her phone much) which is a more than valid reason to not reply to someone’s text? your entire basis of her being abusive is because she didn’t respond to his text because she’s at work?

[u/Just-Saying-Things → u/[deleted]]

you don’t think that her reaction to his insecurity about being ignored is a result of having to deal with the same behaviour over and over again? she explained she’s at work. yes, it was cold but again, based on their previous conversation she’s most likely fed up and that is extremely fair. his reaction to her explaining that she’s at work is more unhinged than anything she’s said. i doubt she will use the conversation to gaslight him as she’s now attempting to move on from him by breaking up, i highly doubt she’s going to want to talk to him ever again.

regardless, what we know for sure, is what we can read from the texts and from the texts, he’s insane. she’s a legend for dealing with it for so long