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What is abuse?
It can be if someone constantly puts you down, threatens you or forces you to do something you don't want to. Some forms of abuse are against the law and it's not always physical violence. Abuse in relationships can happen to anyone regardless of the type of relationship.
Research published last year by the NSPCC found a quarter of teenage girls said they had been physically abused by their boyfriends.
One in six said they had been pressured into sex and one in three said they had gone further sexually than they had wanted to.
Research shows that suffering from abuse in relationships is more common for young women but young men can experience it too.
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