College Students in the Dark When it Comes to Abusive Partners
The last thing that is on the mind of a college student is a violent boyfriend or girlfriend. He or she is far too busy with studies and extracurricular activities to think about these things, right? Wrong. Abusive lovers know how to charm gullible, young people to make time for them. The busy college student who may have once put up defenses, during a slow period, will eventually drop them letting the violent man or woman come into that student's life especially if he or she has a place off campus to live, money to assist with tuition and books, fun ideas to spend time, and a car they can drive sometimes. Parents, friends and others who notice someone new has come into the lives of their loved ones should be watchful. Looking for signs like: isolation, name-calling, controlling behavior (appearance, phone, friends), cheating, lying and more. There are often patterns with abusers. Those who are in contact with the student should be listening carefully to his or her co