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"I Didn't Think It Was Any Big Deal..."
Teen Relationships That Harm

By Elizabeth Marchetta, Staff Writer

�In the beginning of our relationship, Adam* and I barely fought,� says Mary*, 17, from Atlanta, GA, �but as time passed, everything changed.

"Anytime we argued, he�d yell at me and tell me I was a �worthless piece of shit� and a �waste of his time.� He became incredibly possessive. On one occasion, when he saw me talking to another guy during lunch, he called me a �dirty slut� and cussed me out in front of the entire cafeteria. It was humiliating and degrading, but he never got physical, so I didn't think it was any big deal.�

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