u/Puzzleheaded-Web3807

Should I go to his wedding?

When I was 16 I got assaulted by my brother's best friend at that time and he was 22. It's a memory I wanted to forget. I didn't tell anyone because he's from a reputed family as his parents and my parents were close, and my brother and him were very close as well. It definitely messed me up and I developed a lot of trust issues. I haven't really seen him or his family much after that because they moved.

Back to the present l, I am 21 now and my assaulter is getting married to a woman. I honestly feel terrible for not speaking up because the woman seems very sweet and her husband is a monster. But, we were invited to his wedding and since our families are close, my parents are making me go. I don't have an excuse because my semester just ended so I'm free for now. My mom is making me go because I haven't seen them in a while. I don't know what to do. I tried really hard to forget that incident and move on. I'm not sure how I'll react while facing my assaulter again.

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u/Puzzleheaded-Web3807 — 7 days ago
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Aarambh is an organization dedicated to addressing the issue of CSA. They uniquely have resources and what to do for all: lawyers, police, teachers, counselors and parents. Definitely check it out if you have kids or live with young children on how to teach them to be safe. They also have a section on pursuing legal action including how to explain it to children and how to handle threats etc.

https://aarambhindia.org/

It's a very helpful resource!

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u/Jumpy-Maintenance695 — 23 days ago