Here’s what it looks like when a normal relationship descends into an abusive nightmare.

If you’ve never experienced violence at the hands of a romantic partner, it’s hard to imagine what to look for or how to be supportive. This infographic is great because it covers all the bases, including what behaviors are big red flags.

Fact Check Time!


When we checked the statistic “90% of women jailed for murdering men were had been abused by their victim,” we found one that was even scarier from the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence fact sheet (2007): In 70%-80% of all heterosexual intimate-partner homicides, no matter which partner was killed, the man physically abused the woman before the murder.

People Skills

Look for backchannels: The dead giveaway that someone isn’t listening while you’re speaking

Generations

My mom handed me a ‘Health and Beauty for Women’ book from 1923. It’s oddly not terrible.

Her friends are surprised she’s sick. Her answer stops them in their tracks.

Climate

The most dramatic proof of our current climate catastrophe ever caught on camera