Megan thinks her boyfriend truely loves her...so then why does he lose his temper and hurt her? Staggering statistics inspired the playwright to write a play addressing this topic, with the hope that it might help stop the violence. About one in three high school students have been or will be involved in an abusive relationship. Forty percent of teenage girls ages 14 to 17 say they know someone their age that has been hit or beaten by a boyfriend. 2f. 1m.