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"Did anyone catch Oprah&amp;#x27;s interview with Whitney Houston this week? To the surprise of exactly no one, Whitney told Oprah that Bobby Brown was an abusive jerk who basically tried to destroy her self-esteem. The diva claimed that Bobby spit on her, and slapped her in the face once, though she also admitted to hitting him over the head with a phone. Wow. Actually, I kind of expected things to be worse....And Whitney did say there are stories she just won&amp;#x27;t share. Have you been in an abusive relationship? Whitney says the root of the issue was his jealousy over her success, which lead her to downplay her achievements to make him feel better. Check out another celeb with some jealousy issues! In a way, I can kind of identify with her. Not the abuse part, of course, but I do seem drawn to boys who feel threatened of my career goals. It&amp;amp;#8217;s so depressing, especially since ambition is the number one quality I look for in a guy! Note: This is NOT the same as dating a guy who lost his job. Everyone goes through tough job stuff sometimes. It&amp;#x27;s the lack of interest in working that turns me off. And I&amp;amp;#8217;m not alone. My friend Nikki Laura, who owns a successful boutique in SoHo, has started telling guys she&amp;amp;#8217;s a dressing room attendant so as not to spook them! Have you dated a toxic man? Or a guy who couldn&amp;amp;#8217;t stand your success? What did you do? More Ways to Get Glamour You could win $50,000 just for registering or logging in to Glamour.com! Sign up for Glamour.com&amp;#x27;s Style Tips of the Week and Beauty Tip of the Day newsletters! Add Glamour to your iGoogle homepage. Follow Glamour on Twitter. Photo: Getty Images"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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