Rev. Dr. Jennifer Donkor, the founder of Young Minister's Ministries and the Don't Give Up Foundation, has detailed how she was brutalized by her boyfriend.
Despite this, she chose to continue in the violent relationship for another six years in the hopes that he would improve.
In an interview with Aniwaa Anim-Addo on Joy Fm's Strong and Sassy on Wednesday, Rev. Dr. Jennifer Donkor revealed this.
Dr. Donkor was dismissed from her uncle's house in Madina thirteen years ago and ended up in Tema station. This happened when she moved to the city in search of brighter pastures. Following that, life was not easy. She spent several years on the streets, and despite getting a job at one time, she had to leave because she couldn't afford it.
She found tranquility at the house of an auntie, but after a year, she returned to the hamlet. That's when she first met John (not his real name.) John declared his love for her and proposed that they live together. She concurred.
"I met a guy who was genuinely interested in me. He stated that he preferred to be alone, so why don't I join him where he resides? I was seeking for love because I lacked it. I was roughly 23 years old at the time, and he was a buddy of my older brother, so I didn't think he could kill a fly.
"I met him in the village, but he lived in Accra, and he promised to pay me money if I came to see him there." I purchased some food and went to live with him, overjoyed that I had finally found a place to stay and a man who loved me. The first three months of our relationship were lovely, pleasant, and full of joy, so I assumed that was the end of it. But later on, I realized he was someone else," she explained.
When he mistreated her, he had rage issues and preyed on her emotions. John allegedly attacked her on several occasions and for the tiniest mistake she made, according to her.
She couldn't leave because each time it happened, John apologized profusely, and she forgave him.
"He was a charming guy, but he was abusive; after three months, I wanted to leave because I realized if you don't give him sex, he'll beat you up." If you don't cook, he will beat you; if you don't clean up after yourself, he will beat you. And one characteristic of abusive relationships is that they begin with the abuser stating, "Don't leave me, I love you." 'If you abandon me, I shall perish.'
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