Joe is sweet and lovable. He completely gets Beck. He lives to make her happy, to make her laugh, to be there for her and make her life perfect. His worst fear is losing her and he does crazy things because he wants to hold onto her….
And that’s how it feels to fall in love with an abuser. They don’t start out like the next-door neighbour. They are charming, sincere, wear their hearts on their sleeves, want you to be happy…. but happy in the way that they think you should be happy.
It starts slow with comments here and there to just make sure you’re on the right course and soon they’re living your life for you. Deciding who you can spend time with, who is good for you, deciding on your dreams and the best way for you to chase them, deciding what your opinions should be because they know best.
And they love you so much they would never do this to hurt you right?
Right?
They do it because they love you.
I’ve never seen such an accurate portrayal. Chilling.
