Let's be honest, love bites! Millions of women all over the world go through abuse because they're terrified of being by theirselves. It's not easy to leave somebody when you have more fear of being alone. This isn't a laughing matter, in my oppinion it's a serious disease. How do I know? because I've been through it too.

When a woman gets married they expect to be happy for the rest of their life. They want to be with their husband and their family. They want joy and happiness, but that doesn't always happen. As a matter of fact over 70% over marriages end in divorces.

I got married at a very young age; I was only 19. I got married because I had a beautiful baby girl with this man, and I wanted the American Dream. I wanted my baby to have a mother and father and believe it or not, I actually did love this man.

I was married about a month before he started hitting on me. The first time he ever did it, he broke my nose. Despite what he did to me, I felt like I needed him, and I was nothing without him. Simple arguements would lead me to misery because I thought he would leave me.

I couldn't understand what was wrong with me. Why was I letting him put me down and hurt me? What made it so bad was even though he was hurting me; I was the one always apologizing. I was terrified to lose this man.

One day after he beat me real bad; I called my best friend Shannon to come get me. I had never realized what my problem was until she talked to me. She said "Jessica, You don't love that man, you're ust scared to be alone" then she said " You dont deserve that and you can find someone way better." She was so right.

That next day I had returned home and tried to make things work for the last time. I thought maybe since I had left him that he would appreciate me more, but he didnt. I'm not going to give any details, but to make a long story short, I ended up in the hospital for a week.

After I got out, I never went back to him again. I rather me and my baby girl  live at home with my parents, than to try to make a relationship work, just because I was afraid to be alone.

If you've ever had a friend or a relative that has went through this same situation, and you can't undertand why they won't walk out; It's because they're scared to be alone. The only way someone could get over this is to love theirself and not be afraid of lonliness.It's okay to be alone. Sometimes lonely is better