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When infidelity complicates the narrative of an abusive relationship

I cheated on my partner because they were emotionally abusive but now everyone acts like the abuse doesn't matter because I was unfaithful.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Moral complexity resists the simple categories that society uses to assign blame and sympathy.

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