“As soon as we were alone, his demeanor completely changed. He became rougher, scarier.”ByHelena BalaPublishedSeptember 9, 2018
“It didn’t take long for him to find me. He told me he was 23. I told him the truth—that I was 15.”ByHelena BalaPublishedAugust 5, 2018
“My parents’ marriage was loveless. My mother blamed us for her failed dreams.”ByHelena BalaPublishedJuly 22, 2018
“The thing that nobody knows about our perfect family is that my husband is a monster.”ByHelena BalaPublishedJuly 8, 2018
“My marriage is almost happy, but passionless. Should I leave him?”ByHelena BalaPublishedJune 24, 2018
“I thought, maybe I shouldn’t have had anything to drink, or I should’ve said no—I didn’t say no.”ByHelena BalaPublishedJune 10, 2018
“My mom wanted $350. Putting me up for adoption was cheaper than getting an abortion.”ByHelena BalaPublishedMay 27, 2018
A forced marriage: “I met him on Monday. On Wednesday, we were engaged. On Friday, he went back to America.”ByHelena BalaPublishedApril 1, 2018
“I had a good job, a loving family, and a white picket fence. This is how I lost it all”ByHelena BalaPublishedMarch 4, 2018
“You can find anything on Craigslist. I found my obsession, my worst nightmare.”ByHelena BalaPublishedFebruary 18, 2018
“Four months after my mom died, my dad married a new woman. In December, she gave birth to their son.”ByHelena BalaPublishedJanuary 21, 2018
I waited too long to try to have a baby with my husband. Or did I?ByHelena BalaPublishedDecember 24, 2017
