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Abusive Relationships In It Ends With Us By Colleen Hoover

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1 in 3 women have experienced an abusive relationship in their lifetime, and struggle with finding a way out. The book It Ends With Us by Colleen Hoover highlights the topic of abusive relationships with the main character, Lily Bloom. She meets a man named Ryle Kincaid who appears to be the perfect man but throughout the book he becomes physically abusive to her. After Ryle shows no change in his actions and they split, Lily finds out she is pregnant with his child. Although he is unavoidable, Lily should not forgive Ryle because actions speak louder than words, and sometimes things are truly unforgivable. First, actions are always more important than words because apologies are ineffective if not followed through with. Despite Ryle’s declarations

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