I’ve been in this relationship for almost two years, and everything shows this is not the kind of relationship I should be in. He’s everything a woman should avoid—toxic, a liar, a cheat, a gaslighter, manipulative, abusive, and good in bed.

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Yeah, the last thing I mentioned is the reason I’m still in this relationship. He’s nothing like any man I’ve ever dated. He makes love the way Messi dribbles past his opponent. Sleek. Effortless. He knows where to touch to make me surrender, so even when we’ve fought and haven’t spoken for a week, he’ll appear in front of my door, and my brain stops working. He strums my body the way guitar strings are strummed, and I begin to quiver.

A man this inconsiderate and toxic shouldn’t have all these skills. It’s lethal. My friends have stopped talking about our relationship. My mom has left me in the hands of God. It doesn’t look good for me, but I still stay, opening doors for him to enter sacred places of my life to cause destruction.

I’ve heard stories of this nature, but I never believed them until he came along. Two years. Two good wasted years. We keep going in circles. I know if I don’t leave, someday he might tell me to marry him, and I will say yes. So I’m begging you—if anyone here knows how to leave such a man, please tell me. Even if it’s a potion I have to drink to be able to say no to him, please tell me. I desperately want to be able to leave without looking back.

—Lovelace

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