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Dear Aunt Mae, I am a 34-year-old single mother of three. My youngest child’s father is not the same as my older two. He is a kind, smart, hard-working man. We have been together for three years and I love the fact that he has accepted all my children as his. We are hoping to get married in Summer 2023 but there is a little thought in the back of my mind that I simply can’t shake. Last year when I celebrated my 33rd birthday after we had partied earlier that night, he became very physically abusive. While this was the first time he hit me in the face, there were two other occasions he pushed me against the wall and said some extremely hurtful things. I know that he loves me because he treats me like a queen, and he provides for all my needs, but I am a little afraid that once we get married his behavior towards me might change. Do you have any advice for me?
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