Yeah, it's a miserable spot to be in. Having to make small talk while really just wanting to speak your mind but knowing if you do it might have really terrible consequences. Hopefully her family can keep intervening but man. Now that I know about the last guy and the fact that she married him? I see why you're so pessimistic. *comfort*

We need a better way as a society to deal with people like your sister and also her boyfriend. It makes me sick to think that there's so many other people going through this and they have no one at all to help them ; ;

*hugs* Big congrats on you going to school though, I think you'll do great and make a lot of friends :D