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It Ends with Us (It Ends with Us, #1)
by (shelved 40 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.08 — 4,537,537 ratings — published 2016
Dreamland (Paperback)
by (shelved 19 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.90 — 83,969 ratings — published 2000
Beautiful Disaster (Beautiful, #1)
by (shelved 16 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.00 — 706,892 ratings — published 2011
Fifty Shades of Grey (Fifty Shades, #1)
by (shelved 13 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.67 — 2,843,973 ratings — published 2011
Twilight (The Twilight Saga, #1)
by (shelved 11 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.67 — 7,250,537 ratings — published 2005
Behind Closed Doors (Hardcover)
by (shelved 8 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.97 — 745,035 ratings — published 2016
But I Love Him (Paperback)
by (shelved 8 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.75 — 6,523 ratings — published 2011
Too Late (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 7 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.03 — 531,764 ratings — published 2016
After We Collided (After, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.72 — 235,343 ratings — published 2013
The Girl on the Train (Hardcover)
by (shelved 7 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.96 — 3,260,581 ratings — published 2015
New Moon (The Twilight Saga, #2)
by (shelved 7 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.62 — 2,114,066 ratings — published 2006
Eclipse (The Twilight Saga, #3)
by (shelved 7 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.74 — 1,980,559 ratings — published 2007
Gone Girl (Paperback)
by (shelved 7 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.15 — 3,417,230 ratings — published 2012
Hush, Hush (Hush, Hush, #1)
by (shelved 7 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.92 — 741,474 ratings — published 2009
The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.40 — 4,013,851 ratings — published 2017
In the Dream House (Hardcover)
by (shelved 6 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.39 — 159,852 ratings — published 2019
A Court of Mist and Fury (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.64 — 3,124,111 ratings — published 2016
Fifty Shades Freed (Fifty Shades, #3)
by (shelved 6 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.83 — 909,909 ratings — published 2012
Fifty Shades Darker (Fifty Shades, #2)
by (shelved 6 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.83 — 970,936 ratings — published 2011
Part of Your World (Part of Your World, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.26 — 818,108 ratings — published 2022
Where the Crawdads Sing (ebook)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.37 — 3,575,486 ratings — published 2018
Long Shot (Hoops, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.17 — 74,304 ratings — published 2018
The Great Alone (Kindle Edition)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.45 — 1,157,589 ratings — published 2018
A Court of Thorns and Roses (A Court of Thorns and Roses, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.16 — 4,102,346 ratings — published 2015
Vicious (Sinners of Saint, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.93 — 164,245 ratings — published 2016
Stay (Hardcover)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.87 — 11,314 ratings — published 2011
King (King, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.13 — 48,593 ratings — published 2015
Fear Me (Broken Love, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.85 — 28,198 ratings — published 2015
Craving Constellations (The Aces, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.97 — 20,152 ratings — published 2013
Bully (Fall Away, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.84 — 228,087 ratings — published 2013
Axel (Corps Security, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.08 — 39,606 ratings — published 2013
Breaking Dawn (The Twilight Saga, #4)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.76 — 1,861,365 ratings — published 2008
Accidentally on Purpose (Accidentally on Purpose, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.93 — 18,095 ratings — published 2012
The Unwanted Wife (Unwanted, #1)
by (shelved 5 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.77 — 57,118 ratings — published 2012
It Starts with Us (It Ends with Us, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.84 — 2,080,574 ratings — published 2022
Confess (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.06 — 607,185 ratings — published 2015
Daisy Jones & The Six (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.20 — 1,829,145 ratings — published 2019
Lords of Pain (Royals of Forsyth University, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.00 — 47,127 ratings — published 2021
Wuthering Heights (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.90 — 2,018,667 ratings — published 1847
The Flatshare (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.98 — 453,937 ratings — published 2019
Educated (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.47 — 1,834,567 ratings — published 2018
A Woman Is No Man (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.26 — 174,125 ratings — published 2019
Stolen (Alpha's Claim, #4; Alpha's Control, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.93 — 4,440 ratings — published 2017
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine (Paperback)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.23 — 1,410,444 ratings — published 2017
Bad Romance (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.01 — 4,872 ratings — published 2017
Uprooted (Hardcover)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.02 — 261,944 ratings — published 2015
Vincent (Made Men, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.10 — 11,593 ratings — published 2015
After We Fell (After, #3)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.80 — 182,633 ratings — published 2014
After (After, #1)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 3.72 — 370,879 ratings — published 2014
Reaper's Legacy (Reapers MC, #2)
by (shelved 4 times as abusive-relationship)
avg rating 4.22 — 37,312 ratings — published 2014
“Some individuals have what can be considered to be an ‘abusive personality.’ Although they can be somewhat charming at times and sometimes manage to put on a false front in public when it is absolutely necessary, their basic personality is characterized by:
1. A need to dominate and control others
2. A tendency to blame others for all their problems and to take all their frustrations out on other people.
3. Verbal abuse
4. Frequent emotional and sometimes physical outbursts, and
5. An overwhelming need to retaliate and hurt other for real and imagined slights or affronts
They insist on being ‘respected’ while giving no respect to others. Their needs are paramount, and they show a blatant disregard for the needs and feelings of others.
These people wreak havoc with the lives of nearly every person they come in contact with. They verbally abuse their coworkers or employees, they are insulting and obnoxious to service people, they constantly blame others when something goes wrong. When this type of person becomes intimately involved with a partner, there is absolutely nothing that partner can do to prevent abuse from occurring. Their only hope is to get as far away from the person as possible.”
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1. A need to dominate and control others
2. A tendency to blame others for all their problems and to take all their frustrations out on other people.
3. Verbal abuse
4. Frequent emotional and sometimes physical outbursts, and
5. An overwhelming need to retaliate and hurt other for real and imagined slights or affronts
They insist on being ‘respected’ while giving no respect to others. Their needs are paramount, and they show a blatant disregard for the needs and feelings of others.
These people wreak havoc with the lives of nearly every person they come in contact with. They verbally abuse their coworkers or employees, they are insulting and obnoxious to service people, they constantly blame others when something goes wrong. When this type of person becomes intimately involved with a partner, there is absolutely nothing that partner can do to prevent abuse from occurring. Their only hope is to get as far away from the person as possible.”
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“The scars from mental cruelty can be as deep and long-lasting as wounds from punches or slaps but are often not as
obvious. In fact, even among women who have experienced violence from a partner, half or more report that the man’s emotional abuse is what is causing them the greatest harm.”
― Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
obvious. In fact, even among women who have experienced violence from a partner, half or more report that the man’s emotional abuse is what is causing them the greatest harm.”
― Why Does He Do That? Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men
