Ok, looking at the pic again and saying they are nail scrapes.

Wouldn't the scrapes or scratches appear to be the same way?

Deeper or wide at the bottom narrower at the top?

Looks like the words MAPII, or MNPII. It could be a rash, or scrapes from a black berry bush. I get scrapes all the time from horse back riding out in the wilderness.

Not knowing the scale of the injury, I'm not sure.

In general, it looks like what happens to me when I accidentally claw my arm with my thumbnail or graze myself on the corner of the table, even through bluejeans, a kind of broad, skipping line of ouch. The tiny scratch in the final "letter" would lend credence to fingernails being the (accidental) culprit. But again, there's not much for scale so I'm not sure. Compare both of your fingernail widths to the width of the injury. If it's broader than any of your combined fingernails, that would rule it out. Narrower, and fingernails are in the running.

Originally posted by Ear-Responsible
To say that you would know she's definitely not a cutter is ridiculous and obvious denial on w/e level you decide. This woman does use the restroom and take showers I assume. Do you walk her into the bathroom and watch her pee every time she goes in there? This could easily be done in a short period of time. Definitely looks self inflicted.

edit on 27-3-2011 by Ear-Responsible because: (no reason given)

Omg I'm not saying she could never have time to cut herself, obviously she is in the bathroom and away from me at times... But we spend long periods of time naked with each other nightly/daily in the shower, in bed, etc...

We've been together a long time, I'm saying she could not hide such a thing from me... It is literally impossible! Plus, these are not even freaking cuts!!!

I love how the OP is so sure that just because they are constantly together she couldn't do such a thing. Lol.

naive much.

Ok, not being funny, but if I was to claw my skin and scratch marks there, wouldn't the marks look the same as in direction or consistency of mark to direction.

To me it still does seem like an allergy. Havng looked again at the phot....(again not taking into consideration the cut on the last mark....like I say that would blled like shaving cuts...not that I have that many, just when I'm really lazy and sleepy or in a rush. )

The whole "she's a cutter" thing doesn't seem to likely to me.

I have known 3 women that were cutters. Generally women that do this use a razor blade, knife, etc and make very obvious slices in the skin. They don't just tear little chunks out of their skin. I'm not saying it's not possible, but it's definitely not the first thing that comes to mind when you think of cutters.

It doesn't look like a fresh burn, as there would be a blister if it was that bad, and a lot more discoloration around the edges of the wound.

It could be a scab she picked, but since he didn't see it there before you could rule that out.

As someone else mentioned, it seems the most likely is she just itched herself too much. Does she/you do any opiates? Just curious... I've known people who get the "oxy itch" who get scabs or wounds that look identical to that after itching themselves in one spot for too long.

Sometimes it doesn't even look bad at first, just a little red. The top later of skin is scratched off in certain areas, and then after a few hours or so then it gets inflamed and looks like what you posted.

Not being rude or anything fellow members but this is a guy who is talking about his gf.

If it is self harm, don't be giving him agro or a hard time for not spotting it.
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If I drew all over my Mrs English and she woke up with a rash that looked like writing, I'd put ti down to an allergy to the pen marks. Unless i was sober enough to remember what i had wrote and where....If I wasn't sober, i wouldn't have done it...unless she had been a complete batch the day before and gone into a deep slumber.

Originally posted by ComplexSimplicity
I love how the OP is so sure that just because they are constantly together she couldn't do such a thing. Lol.

naive much.

How could she do that without me knowing if I see her naked daily??? Ur telling me for a year now she could be hiding cutmarks on her body without me knowing????????

And your continuing to ignore the fact I can clearly see they are not cuts!!!

U call me naive? Your opinion... On that note, my opinion is that u sir are ignorant... I'm not calling you ignorant, simply stating that based on your inability to actually read what I am writing you must be uneducated and therefore by definition, ignorant!