<human>: I had been friends with this girl for a little under a year when i finally asked her out. I asked her out about a month after she broke up with her boyfriend of 3 months.Originally I had believed she broke up with her previous boyfriend because he was too 'clingy' but upon talking to her friends I discovered he had actually been abusive to her (Insulting her, grabbing and shaking her).

Since I discovered this only 4 or 5 days into the relationship, I decided to attempt to take this relationship incredibly slowly. On a date, just over a week into the relationship, we were at the cinema and I placed my arm around her. She shrugged me off and leaned away.

A few days ago we went to a party and I left early. Later in the night I received a text from her admitting her past abusive relationship (up to this point I had not mentioned her past relationship or the fact that i already knew how abusive it had been). I assume she was intoxicated at this point and continued to say how horrible she felt emotionally and how much she wanted a relationship with me to work.

Now, at two months in, we still haven't kissed or even hugged. Every attempt I have made at a display of affection has been met with her recoiling or suddenly making an excuse for having to leave. I have tried talking to her about this lack of affection but she has always insisted that she doesn't want to talk about it. I really want this relationship to work and she says she does too but I cannot find a way to make her comfortable.

Can you give me the gist of the text in a nutshell?
<bot>: Girlfriend had previously abusive relationship, has trouble accepting displays of affection. I need to know how to help her open up and discuss these problems with me.