How do you tell a partner about sexual assault?

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The guy I’ve been dating has been away on a trip for a week so I haven’t been able to see him since.

A few days ago I went out with someone who I thought was a friend that I’ve known for 5 years. I didn’t drink much but somehow ended up almost blackout drunk. I kept falling over and I don’t remember some parts of that night. He took me to his place, all I remember was feeling paralyzed and I woke up with my clothes off. I can’t say for certain that he raped me but I definitely feel distraught about what happened or could have happened. I got dressed, stumbled my way out of his house and got an Uber home.

The guy I’m dating is coming back home tomorrow. We are typically sexually active but I don’t know if I want to be sexually active right now. Should I tell him about what happened? I think I want to tell him but how do I go about it? How do I bring it up? What do I say? I haven’t told anyone about that night.

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La

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I’m sorry that happened to you. As for telling your man if you trust him and love him tell him. If you’re not there yet then only you know whether you want to or not. But you do need to talk to someone don’t hold it in and deal with it alone quietly. At the very least tell him you need some space and seek some counseling but as I said if you trust him tell him. If he’s around a long time in your life and he finds out years from now somehow it will hurt you both more.