Abusers are selective with their treatment. They can be best friends, the kindest relatives, the most thoughtful people in order to protect their ability to be vituperative partners.

My ex was a great guy. He has a close knit of great friends. He's social, well liked , good to his mother. I still remember the day we got in a fight and I wanted to leave to walk it off and come back to it later. But HE wanted to finish the conversation. So he slammed me against the wall, holding me there by the neck as he screamed right in my face. I managed to squirm away as he punched a hole the wall and locked myself into the bathroom. When I was in the bathroom he proceeded to cry and apologize profusely. Begging me to let him in. He had anger issues for sure. He never hit me but still had abusive moments.i never told anyone because they would have never believed me. We still had alot of things to work on in eachother and weren't in a healthy relationship. I'm in a much healthier relationship now and I hope he managed to work on some things so his future relationships are healthier as well.

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