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| Here are stories from women who have experienced partner rape in adult relationships.
If you are a survivor of partner rape, I hope you find validation reading these stories.
Please keep yourself safe as you read - if you have not already read the section containing advice about reading the stories, please go here to find it.
If you would like to submit your story, you may do so here.
Here is a list of the stories. You can click on a woman's name to go to her story, or alternatively you can go here to browse stories in sequence.
- Aileen's Story ("He started forcing me to have sex and I never told because who would believe this amazing guy would do this to me.")
- Alesia's Story ("I had ended an almost 2-year relationship with my perpetrator about 1 month prior to the rape. He was extremely angry.")
- Anna's Story ("Then only did it start.. the violence, the word I fear most.. rape.. and the constant emotional abuse and the drunken nights.")
- Anonymous' Story ("He's still in denial that he raped me.")
- Birdy's Story ("I made it out and I thank God every day for Life.")
- Em's Story ("My message was clear though thin and whispered "Stop, I don't want it". "Oh yes you do, feel how wet I've got you.")
- Evie's Story ("I'll be forty in February and am afraid of my own shadow-my heart hurts from memories and loneliness.")
- G's Story ("I couldn't believe this was happening to me, It was like I was outside of myself.")
- Jessica's Story ("He was respectful the whole time so I thought I could trust him. He raped me about two weeks later.")
- Julia's Story ("I felt his hand touch my leg and vagina. I was afraid of what I should do? Should I say stop or what?")
- Kat's Story ( "All I feel now is shame and humilation as what he made me do.")
- Katie's Story ( "Leave at the first sign of asshole-ness, because you’re worth MORE.")
- Lee's Story ("At age 27 my partner drugged and raped me with the help of another friend.")
- Sarah Ann's Story ("2 months later i still cant forget this night and my shame.")
- Scarlett's Story ("There had been warning signs - jealous, over-protective, but I was still shocked to the core when he attacked me.")
- Sian's Story ("I'm not sure if any woman ever really 'gets over' abuse and rape, but i do know that it helps to talk about it and acknowledge it.")
- Tracey's Story ("Please give me the courage as I have to go to court and tell them how he raped and abused me")
- Twyla's Story ("I went numb and relaxed so that the pain would not be so bad. I felt like I died at that moment."
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