Relationships and You

Freedom Programme forum

jo-anne — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 18:30:22 +0000

Hi ladies
If you've been on the Freedom programme I would love to hear from you. I went on it 18 months ago and think its BRILLIANT - its changed my life. It would be great if everyone could stay intouch. Hope to hear from you- Jo x

Changing the law to include emotional abuse

Louise — Sun, 24 Aug 2014 18:22:46 +0000

There is a move afoot to change the laws that governs the illegality of domestic abuse to criminalise emotional and other forms of abuse more clearly.

balancing a romantic relationship, me time, and time with child alone ...oh and work!!

pink lilly — Wed, 20 Aug 2014 07:47:38 +0000

So, i had this friend who i became very close to and we decvided to be more than friends - about the end of june time. Its a lovely relationship and hes very open to my son and i and whole situation (he had already met my son yaers ago when we were freinds).

However, i find myself getting anxious about the siuation, i feel really overpowered by it and i feel it may be going to fast, i want it to be slow due to past relationship difficulties etc with childs dad. The flip side is, i need to go with my feelings and let the siuation develop as it will naturally be.......

domestic violence course

samb — Sat, 09 Aug 2014 19:59:23 +0000

How long does it take to get your certificate through the post after you complete a course, as i complete the domestic abuse course??

domestic violence

trudyrl — Thu, 24 Jul 2014 07:46:49 +0000

hi there im currently a single parent, i have a lovely 15 yr old daughter. after what i think is years of abuse i left my partner roughly 5 mnths ago. he is currently still in my life, i say left him he once again threw us out while drunk. I have let him back into my life but have no intentions of living with him and this is mainly my daughters doing. shes only known him as her dad and adored him but i think years of seeing me being dragged by my hair, the broken nose.

email from my sons father's girlfriend

new venture — Sun, 20 Jul 2014 20:42:41 +0000

Hi just seeking advice and a bit of a sound off at the same time. a couple of days ago i recieved an email from the girlfriend of my sons dad. she wanted to know had I been sleeping him as she knows he has seen other women during the four years they have been together (i was pregnent at this point), she also knows he has had a relationship with someone else during the time they have been together.

she then went on to say she wanted to meet me so I could see she is a nice person and she would like to become more invovled in my sons life! ?

mental abuse

Tinkerbell2 — Sun, 13 Jul 2014 13:52:49 +0000

Ive been off and on with the same guy for a few years. Our relationship has always been a struggle due to both being the parental parents and the exs making our lifes a nightmare and jealous people have always had something to say about our relationship.

We recently got back together but ive been more miserable than happy. This time round ive noticed alot of vocal abuse and random mean outbursts via messages when he is drunk.

difficulty accepting a decent man into my life

pink lilly — Sat, 12 Jul 2014 07:16:24 +0000

So,

iv'e been close with my partner for a while, we've been friends for years and now we';ve decided we're actually more than that. The situation is very easy going and he's good with my son and vice versa. Hes very helpful and understanding etc etc.

Will he ever stop?

Immi — Sat, 05 Jul 2014 07:51:16 +0000

I feel guilty posting this because I know so many of you have gone through, and are going through, so much more. As far as exes go, mine could be a lot worse.

At the same time though, I really feel as though I am reaching the end of my tether with him.

"rebuilding the family unit". Really?

Immi — Fri, 04 Jul 2014 11:42:08 +0000

So I was talking to a friend the other day and we were talking about man troubles. The conversation isn't really relevant but it led to her saying something along the lines of me being able to work towards "rebuilding my family unit", meaning, "find a person to replace your husband and move in with you and your kids and have a little family".

New report on how agencies should help more with domestic abuse

Louise — Thu, 22 May 2014 06:11:33 +0000

There's a report out this morning highlighting the lack of joined-up thinking in the treatment of domestic abuse and times when victimes have felt unsupported and not helped at all. We have seen on here how often this happens and I am glad to see this in the news today.

Read all about it here

can somebody tell me if this is right or not .....

pink lilly — Sun, 11 May 2014 09:56:37 +0000

So, iv'e been dating this man for a while. He was very keen to begin with, texting etc, getting to know me.

We've been out for the day once (which we both enjoyed) and we've enjoyed 2 evenings together, watching dvd's.

But, the problem is. Now, he talks to me once every few days, when he does talk to me its very little. On the flip side of that, is that when we're together we're good.

I feel barely acknowledged by him. How is dating meant to work? For me, i'd like a little something each/every other day maybe, which is not what i am getting.

maybe relationships are just not for me..

midgeymoo — Sat, 03 May 2014 07:05:36 +0000

Hello..

Too much in my head again.. Feeling a little unsure with my new man :-( Don't get me wrong, I like him he's a very thoughtful and caring man.. I met him on a dating site, we chatted for a good few weeks on their before we met up.. We got on great. Ive been seeing him for a few months now and i'm feeling a bit wobbly..

I'm feeling controlled by my ex over arrangements for our children

pancakequeen — Fri, 25 Apr 2014 08:18:28 +0000

Hi,

I wasn't really sure which topic to write this in but here goes.

Dating .... what do I do and what don't I do??

pink lilly — Tue, 15 Apr 2014 17:19:25 +0000

So, iv'e met someone and hes keen, He's decent from what i can tell and we get on well.

I feel nervous as i dont want to let myself down by moving too fast maybe, or by not being easy going enough.

Any advice would be handy - on making things work well to my advantage so that i'm able to have fun, have a laugh but at the same time being careful and not making silly muistakes

Any advice would be great. (he's more experinced than me as he's older)

thanks all