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I just wanted to say thank you for your posts. I think it was really brave to even read the things people have been writing here, let alone to respond.
As someone who just got out of a relationship with someone I loved very much but who wasn't healthy for me, I know it will be difficult if you decide to leave--but you can do it and survive and be better for it, if that's what you decide needs to happen.
And don't listen to the jerks who have used the word slut or condemned you in any way-- don't let those words reverberate in your head for even a second. You have no reason to be ashamed of anything you've done.