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probably.
he still tries to contact me.

This is why reporting the assault is crucial! If he is a psycho (if he socked you, he probably is) and he starts stalking you, you have a history of previous abuse to support your claims. It's never too late - if someone witnessed it, you can still file a report without pressing charges. And tell the cop your concerns with this guy and ask, specifically, what you should look out for.

Guys like this escalate. Don't just think he'll eventually get the idea. If you saw somebody driving in front of you, weaving on the road - you'd steer well clear of them, wouldn't you? Maybe even call 911 before he killed someone. Consider it like defensive driving - better safe than sorry.

I can't do that to him.
However bad he is, he's done a lot of good for me too.
I'd literally be dead if it wasn't for him.

I just don't want to see you dead BECAUSE of him.

You can give him your thanks and your gratitude - he does not get a free pass to do anything to you he likes. He may have saved your life - that doesn't mean he owns it.

Sorry if I'm adamant on this issue but I've heard way too many of these stories end very very badly...

My boyfriend won't let him hurt me anymore, he promised.

Just be careful sweetie...

Always careful these days.
Your concern is appreciated, truely.

With the way you grew up, you've probably done what you needed to do to survive.
What exactly is it he wants from you and why does he treat you like that?

He likes to have control over me, and he did for a long time. Guess it's a big change for him.
and he also said the only reason he was my friend was because he wanted sex, and he never got that from me..so i guess he still wants that too.

Leave it. Just say you got hurt playing some sort of ball game...that you got hit in the face with a ball traveling at high speed.

ah i just told them the truth.
it's all in the past now.

THANK YOU! Just because he did something good for her in the past doesn't change the fact that now he is a dangerous abuser. He should be put where he cannot harm anyone.

i wish i was as strong as you guys.
i just don't have to strength to do anything.

OK, seriously. People can get pretty creative with revenge if they want to. You really should call the cops on that guy; I'm serious. If you leave it to just your boyfriend, then both of you could be in a nasty situation if the other guy decides to continue to harass you. That's what cops are for: to make sure stuff like this doesn't escalate, and to keep civilians from taking the law into their own hands.

Honestly, five or ten minutes on the phone with the cops could save both you and your boyfriend a whole lot of trouble, potentially.

Yes you do.

Grab the phone. Dial the local police station. Doesn't matter how hard your adrenaline is pouring out or how badly you just want to forget about it all. Do it for yourself, your boyfriend, and whoever else might potentially be abused by this guy because no one did anything.

i just can't. it's easy to say 'call the cops' but it's not so easy to do.
i'm really not that strong.