Warning: That Man May Destroy You

What makes one woman, at the first sign of a red flag, walk away…while another woman stays?

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Trigger warning. Some content about violence, including sexual assault.

When I was a daddy-starved 15-year-old, I worked at McDonald’s weekends. One morning before sunrise, as I walked towards home from my job a tall, older man accosted me, first in his car and then on foot, saying, “You…