Long distance relationship

This is quite complicated but I will try to explain the best I can! Ok so I met a guy online in a different country, we spoke for a few months before meeting. We met for a week and we both fell
In love, we had the most amazing time, everything clicked and it was perfect! Until the last evening...we both got drunk and got into an argument, I was packing my bags to leave when all of a sudden he pushed me across the room forcefully, pushing me to the ground. I tried to leave and he pushed me again to the floor. He then threw me on the floor and was swearing in my face, cursing, calling me bad names. I was in shock. He then cried and said he didn't mean to hurt me and that I knew it wasn't to hurt me it was to stop me from leaving. He cried all night. The next day I went back home and we were both destroyed to say bye to each other. I've never felt such love or passion in my life. I'm confused because we had the most perfect week but that last night was it drunken mistake or was it a warning sign? I'm moving to be with him but that has concerned me. Thoughts and feelings please. I've got this gut feeling which doesn't ever go away, I had it when i was with him, it's like I'm going crazy, like I can't live without him, Ive never been like
This in a relationship. I've even been prescribed Valium to calm my anxiety which I've only had since I met him. Is this my gut instinct ???

Let me get this straight. You're moving out of the country to be with a guy whom you've only just met IRL for the first time and who has physically abused you already? Sounds like a bad idea to me.

...when you put it like that...it does sound really bad! Maybe I have made excuses for him doing that because he said he didn't mean to and it was just to stop me leaving so it sounded justifiable.

Only a week and you feel this way of this man?
Be carefull, seems like a really short period fo time to me. Also beware of the signs of agressivness.

Please don't move anywhere. You know a guy for a week and he is already abusive. It's a disaster waiting to happen

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Your major anxiety is caused by the gut feeling you're blatantly choosing to ignore.


Your gut is telling you this guy is very bad news.


Don't blame abuse on alcohol, a non violent partner doesn't suddenly become violent when drunk. In other words, he definitely has the capacity to become violent while sober, and sadly since he already became violent so soon after meeting you, the probability that he will do so, is SKY high.


Moving countries?


You'll be stuck in a strange place with an abusive partner, and from what you've written, he wont "let you go" so easily. He'll most likely trap you, physically, mentally and emotionally.


Passion is all good and well, but in some cases that passion ignites into toxic flames. I speak of experience.


Please don't ignore your gut feeling in favor of passion any longer.


Your safety and possibly your life, is at stake here.

What's wrong with some boring quiet civilized educated mild-mannered guy.

A person doesn't become his true self a week into a new relationship. You haven't seen the real him yet. And you are already on a terrible trajectory.

Do not move to be with this man.

I agree! Please do not go to him!

no no no no no!
listen to your gut, it's speaking loud and clear! do not go!
your severe anxiety is a huge flag waving, this is a situation that will get worse
please be safe

Too many red flags. You should stay away.

abuse usually gets worse, over time. if after first meeting him he's already showing these severely aggressive signs, I honestly would fear for your life if you actually moved and stayed with this man. A new relationship that is positive usually means both people are really in love, putting their best foot forward, etc. So if this is his best, what happens when that goes away and he's fully being himself? Something to think about.

Also the note about already feeling like you can't live without him, and this, an abusive man...

You're lucky he didn't kill you. Stay away from this person. And tell whoever prescribed the valium for you what happened.

Can't live without him? He's physically abusive. You don't want that in your life. To be abused? I don't understand. I'd have called the cops and left him for good! Don't move there. He's unsafe.

I'm curious about the anxiety disorder that began upon beginning a relationship with him? What does your T suggest about relocating and about this incident? Certainly the idea of you needing to go home was unsettling and upsetting and yes, there's alcohol involved yet it went beyond overreacting and turned physical. It didn't freak you out, just a little?

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Yes, this is your gut telling you something is wrong, and if you don't listen to it you're going to pay a very heavy price. Change course. Do NOT pursue a relationship with this man under any circumstance. I hope you will take heed of the warnings from everyone here and save yourself from the unnecessary pain.

Also, please realise that falling in love with someone so quickly is a mistake (as well as a red flag). We've all done it at some point, but it shows a lack of maturity and it will get us in bad relationships. It takes time to get to know someone, a long time. We shouldn't be in a rush to fall in love, because that's one reason why people start to ignore/excuse questionable behavior. You know this person isn't good for you, please accept reality and get out.

Thank you for all your responses. I have read through all of them and taken them on board. It's nice to know that there is so many good people out there willing to help strangers in any way they can!