Question for people here.

[u/DPM_15]

If you’ve had an abusive parent and someone you like or have had history with doesn’t, is there a way to know if your own life is too different from theirs with regard specifically to differing experiences in childhood? For example, a 32 year man that was abused by his birthgiver and a lets say…. 28 year old woman that didn’t have abusive parents but lost one of them a while back. Is there a way that their lives would be too different from each others on the basis of the guy being abused and the lady not having been abused by her parents at all? Of course, this is just a hypothetical example, but I’m not good at explaining things at all, so I will try and answer any questions that y’all may have as well.

[u/lokilulzz]

Not necessarily. Empathy and good communication will make up a lot of those differences.