While staying at home and social distancing is imperative in slowing the spread of coronavirus, unfortunately our new normal is having drastic effects for victims of domestic abuse. While most of us are holed up at home bingeing Netflix and baking banana bread, there are others out there for whom the new lockdown rules mean they are effectively trapped indoors with their abuser.
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I text David to tell him I’m so nervous about moving and marrying him that I wake at 4am every day, stomach churning. Even the dogs are still snoring. I’ve never been vulnerable like this with him before. I have always put on a brave face, leaving him to read about my insecurities later. But he surprises me by being incredibly supportive.