#WhyIStayed

-because I was still a minor and he was my stepfather's employee.
-because I had been convinced that since I was no longer a virgin, no one else would want me.
-because if I broke up with him, I'd face even worse abuse at the hands of my stepfather than I already had.
-because he still swore up and down that he loved me and wanted to marry me as soon as I was old enough.

Someday a longer post will follow.