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I think this resource might help. As someone who's been in bad relationships like that before I can tell you there are guys out there who will be worth it. I never thought I'd ever meet a nice guy, but then I met my husband. We struggle because of my own issues with trust, so my advice would to not allow yourself to become closed off or bitter because of this. It will make it that much harder when you finally do find a great guy.

I've been in an abusive relationship myself, so I have some empathy for where you're probably at right now. Even when you know that ending the relationship was the right thing for you, there's still a recovery period before you start to feel like yourself again, and sometimes that recovery period can take quite a long time.

When a relationship (even a bad one) ends, it's not just the end of what was, but also the end of what might have been. You're not just giving up what you had (which wasn't very good, from the sound of it), but you're also sort of admitting defeat and giving up all your hopes and dreams for what you wanted that relationship to be some day. Especially in abusive relationships, victims tend to cling to those hopes and dreams because...well, because it's pretty much all we have in those situations. It's been those hopes and dreams (no matter how unrealistic they may have been) that have kept us going and given us reasons to get up in the morning, and ending a relationship means saying goodbye to all of that, which is a much bigger emotional blow than most people realise. A lot of people think that in bad relationships, the biggest issue is getting out of them and that once they're over, you and your life can just instantly pick up where you left off before your relationship went downhill, but unfortunately, it's usually not that simple. You need to give yourself permission and time to mourn the loss of this relationship just like you would if it had been a generally good relationship. No matter what anyone says, you have suffered a loss, and it's okay to feel that and to feel shitty about it for a little while. (I'm not trying to make you feel worse by saying "YOU LOST SOMETHING, FEEL BAD ABOUT IT!, but many people, upon getting out of abusive relationships, feel as if they're somehow now "allowed" to mourn the loss of that relationship, so I'm just trying to tell you that it's okay to mourn that loss, and that it is indeed a loss, even if that may not make total 100% rational sense.)

As Kamerruk said, I think the other thing is to not allow yourself to become completely closed off to the possibility of good romantic things to come. It's okay if you don't feel up to starting another relationship for a while. In fact, it's probably healthiest if you don't get into another relationship right away, but don't let the bad actions of one person ruin your romantic future, because there are truly worthwhile people out there. Not every male out there is a douchebag. Some are, unfortunately, but many aren't. Give yourself some time to sort you out, but just remember that not all men are your ex, and there is someone (more than one someone, most likely) who will treat you right and be a good partner to you. That's not something you should be too worried about now, but it's something worth keeping in the back of your mind. Don't let one bad relationship make you jaded and bitter.

And I'm also here to tell you that there is a life worth living after getting out of an abusive relationship. It takes some time and effort and healing, but just remember that you're out. He's no longer this driving negative force in your life, and your life no longer has to revolve around a person who puts his needs before yours. You no longer have to live with the impossible task of making a perpetually miserable person happy! That's an enormous weight off your shoulders. Enjoy it as best you can. Try to see this as the beginning rather than the end.