“I thought my ex was just a 'bad boy' - but he was abusive'

Carolina explains how harmful the bad boy myth can be.

Carolina is a PhD student, writer and pole dancer. Now 25, she was in an abusive relationship with ‘bad boy’ Jim* for three months. Here, she shares her experiences with Cosmopolitan UK, and explains why the bad boy narrative is actually really dangerous.hen I was 21, my life looked perfect on paper. It was 2014, and I was just about to graduate with a high mark in my journalism degree.

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