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Abusive Relationships

For anyone of any gender identity who has ever been in an abusive relationship or is currently in one. This is a place for people to vent, share their stories and offer support to others in similar situations. Anyone who has experienced an abusive situation or relationship is welcome - that includes romantic, intimate, sexual, spousal, coworker, family, and/or friendship relationships.

154k subscribers2,074 posts / mo in Sep 20261,601 authors / mosince 2012

r/abusiverelationships has 154k members (+21% over the last 12 months). It gets about 2,074 posts a month from 1,601 people. Top topics: Domestic Abuse, Homelessness Assistance and Heartbreak Stories.

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Size and growth

How r/abusiverelationships has grown

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Subscriber growth

Subscribers over time

+21%in 12 months · +4.0% in 3 months · +1.0% in 1 month
Oct 2026154k
Growing154k subscribers
Data since Mar 2018Live · through Oct 2026
r/abusiverelationships

Monthly activity

Posts, comments and authors per month

+9.3%vs Sep 2025 · +6.5% last 3 months vs the 3 before
Sep 20262.1k
BusierPeaked at 2.5k in Jan 2025
Data through Sep 2026 · October usually lands mid-November

What people talk about

Topics and brands on r/abusiverelationships

Top topics

Share of the subreddit's posts

  1. Domestic Abuse0.2%
  2. Homelessness Assistance0.1%
  3. Heartbreak Stories0.1%
  4. Pain and Poetry0.1%
  5. Ex Breakups<0.1%

Brands people mention

Most-mentioned brands and sites, last 12 months

  1. Shortform
  2. Bookey
  3. Womenslaw
  4. HHS
  5. Acast

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Posts and activity for Sep 2026. Members from Reddit's subscriber counts. Read from the same data the app runs on. Our research