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WOMAN 1: And Sunday night we had my parents over.

WOMAN 2: Ah, so nice!

WOMAN 1: How was your weekend?

WOMAN 2: Ah… Ryan was in one of his moods…

WOMAN 1: Oh dear…

WOMAN 2: Ranting about the way I looked again. He’s like ‘If there was an award for the Uglies, you’d take home first prize’

WOMAN 1: Oh my goodness.

WOMAN 2: Then he said ‘You smell worse than my armpits!’ And a new one ‘Your hair’s greasier than the oven you never clean! (LAUGHS) But that didn't stop him from grabbing a handful of it and smashing my face into the mirror (LAUGHS).

WOMAN 1: What? Not that one in your lounge.

WOMAN 2: Oh no, no the one in the hall.

WOMAN 1: Ah all right. Thank god… I love that one in the lounge.

WOMAN 2: Oh that was a wedding present from his Mum.

WOMAN 1: Oh my goodness! Wow...

ANNCR: Don’t let domestic violence be a part of your daily life, call Singapore Council of Women’s Organisations at 6571 0184.