I need advice and i need it like now!! Can anyone help me??
I have 2 really good friends. They are the world to me. One of these friends has been seeing a guy for 9 weeks tomorrow. Within this short space of time she has;
* More or less moved in with him
* Agreed to have his baby
* Accepted his proposal of marriage
* Had 3 major rows that resulted in her coming to me in a complete state
* Took a beating from him
Within this short space of time HE has;
* Stopped her talking to particular friends because he doesn't like them
* Berated her close friends by calling them names and saying nasty things about them, joking or not joking - anyones guess
* Borrowed money from her
* Beat her
As you can probably tell, i am quite concerned. I am fucking going out of my mind about the beating he gave her. At this moment he is 'taking time out to think' about things while my friend sits there worrying that he will finish with her. I've told her that she's absolutely bonkers if she thinks he won't do this again, but she is still determined to be with him.
I know i can't stop her being with him, i can only be here for her if anything else happens. I can't speak to her in depth because she will either change the subject or walk away. I'm scared that he will end up doing some serious damage to her.
What can i do?? It breaks my heart to see her in this state. I sorely hope he will tell her he doesn't wanna be with her anymore so we can pick up the pieces and put her back together now, hypothetically not literally as it might be if she goes back. She needs to make her own mistakes, but not at the cost of her wellbeing.
He's never been a threat to me, if anything he has been quite nice to all her friends, to their faces. I thought he was an ok guy despite his bitching about people, but we all do that. Now i'm pertrified of him, my other friend is losing sleep wondering if this friend will still be ok the next day.
How can i say to her what we, her closest friends are feeling about the whole mess? How can i tell her to keep away? Should i just butt out and let her get on with it?