35 TIMES
Silver - Creative Belgium Awards
The first time we were both tired.
The second time we had an argument.
The third time it was work.
The fourth time I was still following my ex on Instagram.
The fifth time I wasn’t listening.
The sixth time I was a jealous bitch.
The seventh time I didn’t let him finish.
The eighth time I ruined everything.
The ninth time my friends were a bunch of whores.
The tenth time he’d been drinking.
The eleventh time I was complaining too much.
The twelfth time dinner wasn’t ready.
The thirteenth time he didn’t sleep well.
The fourteenth time I ruined everything. Again.
The fifteenth time I forgot to do the dishes.
The sixteenth time I had the guts to say something back.
The seventeenth time I wanted to go see my family.
The eighteenth time I tried to put up a fight.
The nineteenth time I didn’t show him enough respect.
The twentieth time the baby cried.
The twenty-first time his team lost. Or something.
The twenty-second time I was a worthless piece of shit.
The twenty-third time he thought I was laughing at him.
The twenty-fourth time his soup was fucking cold.
The twenty-fifth time his shirt was ironed badly.
The twenty-sixth time there was no milk in the fridge.
The twenty-seventh time the baby was crying again.
The twenty-eighth time I didn’t feel like doing it.
The twenty-ninth time I tried to run away.
The thirtied time he wanted to know where the fuck I’d been.
The thirty-first time I didn't love him enough.
The thirty-second time I threatened to talk about it.
The thirty-third time I deserved it.
The thirty-fourth time he thought I told the neighbors.
The thirty-fifth time I couldn’t stop crying.
35 times. That’s how long it takes on average before a woman reports abuse.
35 times, that’s enough.