ADVANCING HEALTH-CARE PRACTICE
2.4 Judy's Story
I really started to feel lonely because I lost touch with my friends. Our friends were essentially his friends. Initially when we were dating and first living together, I had contact with my friends but then I gradually stopped seeing them because it was a big deal to him. And so I just moved in with his group of friends and we would do things and I would enjoy them. But I didn't feel that I could be open with them and get an outside perspective about what was going on in my relationship.
I talked to my family but when he was there he would be prince charming. He would be very considerate, kind, and easy going and that was great for me because it was like 'yes, this is the man that I fell in love with and want to continue my life with'. But the at-home time was really different.
