My husband changed after we had our third child. We had a 9-year-old son, a 4-year-old daughter and a newborn. He would come home from work, furious at us for no apparent reason. Once, I asked about his day and he slapped me across the face.

I met my husband and almost immediately, he felt like family. It seemed like we were very compatible and everything was great. Unfortunately, just weeks after we were married, he lost his job and things started to change.

My name is Clara and I have two children. I got married in India in 2005. We did fight, but not more than a normal married couple. His temper got worse, and our fights became more frequent and more violent.

I was with a man who was abusive. When we got married, everything was perfect. But he became aggressive when I was pregnant with our son. He would get mad, yell and eventually hit me. He continued to physically hurt me, so I thought about leaving. Where would we go? Who would help me raise my baby?

My name is Amy. I am a single mother and a survivor of domestic violence. I grew up in a middle-class family. My father was a serviceman in the military. My mother was a nurse. I knew their marriage wasn’t perfect, but they had a strong relationship.