Taken from Scarleteen, a sex education website for teenagers:

"There are rotten people in the world that cannot be cured by magical hippy love. They will always be the way they are and if they are friends/ romantic partners/ parents/ co-workers/ dude who just cut you off in his Acura/ GET AWAY FROM THEM! DO NOT LINGER! You cannot fix Dracula by trying to convince him to just party in the sun with you."  ~Lynda Barry

Domestic violence can happen to anyone of any gender. But women age 16-22 are most susceptible. Why? Because we are taught to have faith in the redemption of every man. Every man we love is a good man, ipso facto. Right? Wrong. There are bad people in the world. They will hurt you. Loving them is understandable. But hanging around trying to fix them isn't. SOMETIMES IT TAKES A VERY LONG TIME TO IDENTIFY BAD PEOPLE. Because bad people are good at pretending to be good.

All humans are broken. Some are more broken than others. Choose wisely. Don't squander your life.