The participant is a 27 year-old, Hispanic woman, never married and no children. The participant will be referred to as Mary for confidentiality purposes. Mary reported a history of childhood sexual abuse at the age of eight years old by her maternal uncle. Mary was asked to sign a release of information and informed about the content of the interview. Mary agreed to discuss her history of child sexual abuse as well as her relationship with her current partner. The purpose of the interview was to understand how the participant views intimate relationships as a CSA survivor. When speaking to Mary about her relationship there was a theme that stood out the most. The theme consisted of minimizing intimate relationships through the use of her
