Genuine question that I really just need a yes or no to.

I cannot and have never voiced this question so I created a Reddit account for the first time just to ask because my brain can't understand. From 14-17 I was with a guy who was two years older than me and I just need to know if what I describe is potentially considered sexual abuse. I know he was emotionally abusive but I don't know if it was just emotional abuse or more than that or maybe all of it was just stupid teenager things. We started having sexual encounters when I was 14. He never physically made me do things but he would get angry if I said no or make me feel bad for saying no or if I asked him not to do things or that I was uncomfortable in any way. I was desperate to please him and had a screwed idea of what love was. For example he liked it when I sent him photos and videos or me doing explicit things and the first time I said no he told me that I isn't have to and then proceeded to tell me that he felt I was too young and immature and that maybe we shouldn't be together because he was 18 and I was underage and he didn't want to get in trouble and it was just too obvious how much the 2.5 year age gap made us different so he needed to take time to consider our relationship. I begged him to leave me and he agreed after I did what he asked. This was what he did everytime I said no. He would also tell me I must not love him enough if I was unsure about trying something new or if I didn't want to have sex. He also proceeded to tell all of his friends and mine the things we would do in bed and what I liked and when I told him it made me uncomfortable when he spoke about me that way and asked him if he could stop he said I should be thankful because I was so innocent and shy he was doing me a favor by getting me used to putting myself out there and "desensitizing" me to that kind of talk. When I tried and eventually left him he threatened to share all of the photos and videos of me online and send them to my family. I blocked him from all platforms buy he would still find ways to message me and send the photos to me even after months and always from a new number. He never truly laid his hands on me. I think I have excepted that I went through emotional abuse (correct me if I'm thinking about it wrong because I know I wasn't perfect and of course I know we just weren't good together) but I don't know if my examples are considered a form of sexual abuse or if it's nothing. I really am just looking for a yes or no. If it's not cool I'll leave the group and if it is and other people tell me it is maybe that will do something to my brain idk 🤷

Posted May 11, 2025, 4:47 PM UTC

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