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Friday, May 26, 2006 12:00 AM

My boyfriend is an abusive alcoholic

I think I ought to leave him but I'm scared and can't think straight.
By Cary Tennis

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  • Friday, May 26, 2006 12:05 AM

    Thinking straight

    Like everyone else who has responded to this column, I agree that the writer must get out now! I just wanted to add a comment based on my own experience of being "in love with" (and married to) an abusive alcoholic. No, you're not in love with him. You're in love with your fantasy of who he is. Think about it: Is the man of your dreams a man who hits you?

    I thought not.

    —Toni Michael Read Toni Michael's other letters

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