"After seven months together, and at the boyfriend's repeated requests, Martin let him move in with her. But soon, she began noticing things she didn't like. His moods shifted unpredictably, and he displayed controlling behaviour. "I was always on pins and needles. He would call me twenty times a day, checking to see where I was. He would watch what I ate and wanted me to exercise.""
"And though Martin didn't fully understand the psychology of abuse, she knew she had to protect her six-year-old son, from a previous relationship. So, after three months of living together, she ended things. At first, her ex seemed to take the breakup well. He packed most of his belongings and returned to Montreal. But a couple of months later, he was back in New Brunswick."
Colette Martin met a man in 1997 at the Opera House in Miramichi, New Brunswick. She was twenty-six and worked for her family's fish- and lobster-buying company in nearby Baie-Saint-Anne. The man was from Montreal, studying in Moncton and playing senior hockey; they began dating and initially had a positive relationship. After seven months he moved in, and his moods became unpredictable and controlling. He monitored her calls, food and exercise, and isolated her from friends and family. Concerned for her six-year-old son, she ended the relationship after three months of cohabitation. He left for Montreal but returned months later with persistent letters and daily calls seeking reconciliation despite her refusals.
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