But I Love Him Protecting your Teen Daughter from Controlling, Abusive D ating Relations

On her national tours, Dr. Jill Murray is constantly approached by teenage girls in miserable relationships who refuse to break up with their boyfriends, exclaiming, But I love him!

Many young women-and their parents-don’t know the warning signs of a potentially abusive relationship. These signs are some of the behaviors that girls find most flattering, but which often escalate into blame, isolation, threats, humiliation, and sexual and physical abuse. Dr. Murray describes what draws young women to detrimental dating, why they have a hard time discussing it with their parents, and what’s going on in the mind of a teen abuser. She demonstrates what a healthy relationship looks like-and teaches teens the importance of respecting themselves.