Katie,

You have been emotionally cheating on your boyfriend when you tell your friend things that you don’t share with your boyfriend.  I think you needed a therapist if you used people around you to complain about your boyfriend.  Would you tolerate that yourself?

If you cannot figure out why you are staying with an abusive and controlling boyfriend then figure that out first before diving into another relationship.

Mark

He´s right to be mad at you.

If you know you deserve better ask yourself WHY do you want to get back together with someone who treats you bad?

I dont know if he has feelings for you but honestly if my friend had a boyfriend like that – I would ask more about her as well. And I would be mad too if she wants to get back together with someone who treats her like shit and she knows it. This is what friends do.

Ask yourself – if your friend was in an abusive relationship – wouldnt you want her to leave the guy too? So are you worth less than anyone else? You said you´ve broken up repeatedly. It seems to me your boyfriend doesnt want to change. So why are you staying? Why are you going back to him?

If you´re worried about losing your best friend – take better care of yourself and stay away from your Ex.