Hi Lauren,

This guy gets weirdly over the top jealous (Strike One).

Then he can’t understand that you were grieving your father’s death (Strike Two).

Now this Craig’s List guy gives you nothing emotionally! (Strike Three).

OK, people get all hung up on their “stuff”. Leave the stuff if he’s unemployed (that is the ransom you pay for getting out). If he has a job he goes to, call a moving company and get the stuff into storage. Fast!

Then, fall off the grid. Don’t let him know where you’re staying at. I don’t care if you stay at a Women’s Shelter, that’s what it’s for! Let your boss know what’s happening. Lose your cellphone. Change your email. Deactivate Facebook, etc.

The longer you are Out and Gone, the less likely it is that you will be sucked back in. He WILL try to stalk you again. Stay strong!

Blessings,

Inky