Did I marry my abuser?

Hi, not sure if pedophile but..

I met a girl in my school who went through a similar situation as OP. She was abused at 16 when the guy was 22. She said he would push her into his car every time they meet at church (and basically raped her. She wouldn’t call it a rape no matter what.)

Luckily she broke up with him. The thing is...and from what it sounds... she’s dated 3 or 4 more other guys just like the first guy after that. It’s like she doesn’t recognize that she’s abused every time... just different guy, different situations...Her new current Bf is like the past..

Why is this? And how can this stop?

She often told me about her current Bf being forceful, seeing another girl(clearly cheating and she cries about it but doesn’t leave him)... yet she brags about her hickies to people and some other private things...

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