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Oscar Pistorius' ex-girlfriend on their roller-coaster romance

September 12, 2014 / 02:36

This episode discusses the relationship between Samantha and Oscar, focusing on their initial connection, early signs of Oscar's controlling behavior, and the emotional abuse Samantha experienced.

Samantha recounts meeting Oscar at a rugby match in 2010, where they quickly bonded over Facebook. Their relationship started positively, marked by shared birthdays and enjoyable moments.

However, Samantha began to notice troubling changes in Oscar's behavior within three months, particularly his temper and emotional control. He exhibited verbal abuse and became increasingly possessive, demanding to know her whereabouts and scrutinizing her appearance.

Trish, a friend, corroborates Samantha's experiences, noting Oscar's anxiety and aggressive reactions when he couldn't reach Samantha. The episode highlights the deterioration of their relationship, marked by infidelity and Oscar's ongoing issues with drinking and lying.

TLDR

Samantha shares her abusive relationship with Oscar, detailing his controlling behavior and emotional manipulation.

Episode

2:36
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how did you meet Oscar Sam we briefly met in 2010 at a rugby match in jber and then after that we kind of just started
00:00:11
chatting over Facebook he was very charming and respectful um we got along very well and
00:00:19
how was their relationship in the beginning it was fantastic it was great they got on so well and they they share
00:00:27
a birthday they had a lovely birthday party that here together um things were really really
00:00:33
good when did you start to notice changes in Oscar and what concerned you I think I started
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noticing within about 3 months of our relationship definitely his temper concerned me from within a few months of
00:00:51
the relationship and not necessarily towards me but towards other people but then he started charting at you yes but
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what would he say to you I mean there was one time where he was uh he had been drinking and he fell and
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he thought that I had beat him up so things like he would say you know you you [ __ ] you beat me in the face things
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like that where you don't know how to react um he was definitely very verbally abusive to me H very emotionally abusive
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he was very controlling he always wanted wanted to know where I was who I was with if he
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didn't believe me he would find my family he would ask me to send photos of what I'm wearing and the person I'm
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sitting next to and did he get talk to about what you wor yes um that was actually quite a big thing in our
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relationship I never I never really dressed up I was never really allowed to wear high heels or Havey earrings or
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belly ings or anything like that and Trish did you experience him as like that controlling possessive oh very much
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so if he couldn't get hold of Samantha he'd get so anxious and so overboard and if she was somewhere where he didn't
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want her to be all hell broke loose towards the end it was it was so much I mean he had been unfaithful to Samantha
00:02:22
twice that we knew of um the drinking The Parting the lying was ongoing the his whole lifestyle was going to
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something was going to go wrong and it was going to go wrong soon it had reached that point

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    Most heartbreaking
  • 70
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  • 65
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  • 60
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Episode Highlights

  • Meeting Oscar
    Samantha met Oscar at a rugby match in 2010, sparking a connection.
    “We got along very well.”
    @ 00m 16s
    September 12, 2014
  • Signs of Trouble
    Samantha noticed changes in Oscar's behavior within three months, including his temper.
    “His temper concerned me from within a few months.”
    @ 00m 47s
    September 12, 2014
  • Controlling Behavior
    Oscar's controlling nature escalated, demanding to know Samantha's whereabouts and appearance.
    “He always wanted to know where I was, who I was with.”
    @ 01m 27s
    September 12, 2014
  • Infidelity and Lies
    Oscar's unfaithfulness and ongoing lies contributed to the deterioration of their relationship.
    “His whole lifestyle was going to something was going to go wrong.”
    @ 02m 30s
    September 12, 2014

Episode Quotes

  • He was definitely very verbally abusive to me.
    Oscar Pistorius' ex-girlfriend on their roller-coaster romance
  • If he couldn't get hold of Samantha, he'd get so anxious.
    Oscar Pistorius' ex-girlfriend on their roller-coaster romance
  • His whole lifestyle was going to something was going to go wrong.
    Oscar Pistorius' ex-girlfriend on their roller-coaster romance

Key Moments

  • Early Relationship00:21
  • Controlling Behavior01:27
  • Infidelity02:22

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