You are frightened by your partner’s temper

You are afraid to disagree with your partner

You have been hit, kicked, or shoved by your partner

You do not see friends or family because of your partner’s jealousy

 You have been forced to have sex or have been afraid to say no to sex

 You have been forced to explain everything that you do, every place that you go and every person that you see to avoid your partner’s temper

 You believe that you cannot live without your partner or that you cannot get enough of your partner

You believe that marriage will change your partner

Your partner makes you feel worse about yourself

You have fewer and fewer happy times together, and more and more of your time is spent on apologies, promises, anger, guilt and fear