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The tell-tale signs of a toxic self-centred partner

Women are made to believe  men will always protect them (Photo: Courtesy)

The abuse crept up on Angela, (not her real name). What started with her boyfriend making snarky comments about her sense of style loomed larger when he punched his fist against a wall after she got a nose piercing.

She was in college at the time, a soon-to-be graduate approaching her final exams.

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