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Love shouldn’t feel like fear. The real life stories of people who have been catfished, gaslit and abused by seemingly perfect partners - shared as a warning by those who survived.

Series 1: 1. Esther: 'Nearly Beaten to Death and Still Together' (43 mins)

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  • Series 1: 7. The Police Warned Me About My Partner
    Blinded by love, Paula cannot see the red flags in her relationship with James.
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  • Series 1: 5. My Boyfriend Lied About Being A Man
    Roxanne meets TJ online. He seems interested but intimacy is complicated.
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  • Series 1: 4. Living in Fear of the Man I Love
    Cambridge grad Abby falls for David but he’s not interested in monogamy.
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  • Series 1: 3. Coleen Fireman, Fiancé, Father... Fake
    Coleen meets James online. He’s a firefighter, they plan to marry and he’s had a vasectomy
    43 mins
  • Series 1: 2. Juliana Deceived, Filmed and Blackmailed
    Hubert seduces Juliana who falls under his spell and soon she is bankrolling him.
    43 mins
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    Esther’s boyfriend Sam has an alter ego - ‘Bad Sam’.
    43 mins
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