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Most of us live out our relationship struggles privately. No matter how bad things get, we pretend to the outside world that all is well, prevented by shame from confiding in other people about our distress. Caught by the secrecy that surrounds destructive relationships, we have no way of knowing how many other women are also trapped, silent and alone, in similar situations. We also have no way of knowing that our bewildering personal experience is part of a wider picture. While each of our situ

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