Male victims of domestic abuse can call 01823 334244 to speak to ManKind, an initiative available for male victims of domestic abuse and domestic violence across the UK as well as their friends, family, neighbours, work colleagues and employers.
I ended up with two orbital fractures that ultimately required corrective surgery to fix.
However, I later felt extreme mixed emotions and didn’t want that incident to impact Philippa’s life – so I emailed the police to try and stop the legal proceedings, but the process had already been set in motion.
Once, in October 2022, we were heading back from a pub on a weeknight when Philippa insisted that she wanted to keep drinking even though I said I wanted to go home.
My girlfriend abused me but it took time to see myself as a survivor The first time my partner, Philippa*, attacked me, it was Christmas Eve 2021.
