I didn’t know how I found myself in an abusive relationship because this guy was all over me from the initial stage, but after a month in the relationship, he started hitting me. He had issue with accommodation and asked if he could relocate to my state, which I was very fine with. I helped him rent a house and set it up before he later moved in. The first day he arrived, he wasn’t satisfied with the bed frame I did for him and beat me up because I couldn’t refund the money he paid for it. I blocked him everywhere after that, but he managed to locate me and beg. He also involved his mom and sister to beg me and promised not to raise his hands on me again. I believed him, and that was how he begged me to move in with him so I can help him around as he’s new to the environment, I mean the state entirely. I vacated my apartment to stay with him. Everything started going bad for me after that; my business collapsed as well as my mental state too, because he turned me to a punching bag. I wanted to leave, but I didn’t have much to rent a space. The little money I managed to save, I’ve been using it to cater for my needs like hair, body cream, and other stuff because he wouldn’t even spend a dime on me. The only thing he’s helping with is food. It’s just me and my sister, and my sister is married with kids (we are orphans). I couldn’t leave the state because I am a student, and I work as a hairstylist to support myself. He made me quit my job and permanently stay with him in the house. When I told him I can no longer afford to get even slippers, that I want to find a job, he got angry and destroyed my hair materials (pedicure machine), he tore all my clothes and shoes, my hairdryer and nail dryer, my laptop, and more. He succeeded in destroying everything I’ve ever worked for. I reported him at the police station, but they were only after money, and he bribed his way out without getting my things back. I had nowhere to go, so I returned back to him after a few days of moving in with my cousin brother, because I wasn’t comfortable there. He took me in again and resumed treating me like an animal. We both did a business where I added N300k from my pocket, but he refused to give me back the money or give me access to the business. I’m left with nothing to my name, and I’m completely lost. I’m dying.
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