What You Should Know About Dating An Abuse Survivor - Page 3
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Julia Austin
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They’re stand offish around new people
People who have suffered abuse in the past are, naturally, very wary of new people. It’s a defense mechanism. I don’t know one abuse survivor who is the life of the party, a social butterfly, or a glutton for attention. When you bring your partner into new social settings, he may come off as cold to new people at first.
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