I was a sophomore in high school. I was in a relationship with a guy who was 20 years old and that made me feel sophisticated. I loved him so much that one day, after weeks of him asking, I sent him a nude photo of me. He was super into it and asked for more. I was a little ashamed because I had never done anything like that before. But I sent another. He asked for more and I told him I didn’t want to because it made me feel uncomfortable. He shamed me and threatened to send the photos to everyone on my Facebook if I refused to send him another picture. At this time I had my whole family, my boss from work, and so many other people on Facebook. So, I began to freak out. I ended up sending him more so he would quit harassing me. And from that point on, our relationship was so toxic. I felt like I couldn’t ask anyone for help because no one knew I was seeing someone so much older than me (I was 15) and I didn’t want to get in trouble for that. The relationship lasted another year until I finally was able to end it. I still fear him today at 20 years old.
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