I learned a lesson the hard way

Submitted by Annie (no longer in Baltimore) (United States), Oct 13, 2008 at 21:23

I met Rasim online in 2006...he swept me off my feet I moved to Baltimore to be with him by April 2007 he pressured me into marriage, (I say pressured because we were living together and I wanted to keep it this way, but he brought his religion into it) so we got married.

In as little as two weeks he changed, verbal abuse then physical. I finally left last month oh and how he cried. Oh and how he was going to change. NO I am not saying all muslim men are bad, but be careful when they want to move to fast, when they try to make you feel bad, when they say they are about equality...and treat you less than equal, start running through your bank account, and have no remorse for the pure evil that poors out of there mouth.

So ladies ... be careful... he is good really good. and he has been doing this for a long time. I gave up my family my home, my career and in exchange got hit and put down. and the funny thing was is that he has a unique way of turning all around..........mind games ...........painful terrible mind games. I thank god I had the strength to leave although I wasted to much time in doing it (always believing that things would get better) Good luck to all of you out there. and god bless, but if you ever get the feeling he's lying, cheating, or if he starts verbal attacks, GET OUT...don't wait like I did. I wasted time through therapy with him etc... it was all an act. I read theses sites before and thought my husband would never do these things. I am so lucky. I was wrong.

annie back in pa around family and friends who knew better than me.

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