Why do women stay with men who treat them badly?

Question

I know women who stay with men who abuse them; abuse drugs; treat them like garbage... and yet they stay. Why?

Answer 1

1 they are in love
2 they think that if they do everything just right they can make the man not treat them badly
3 the man has made them beleive they are the cause of the problems
4 Dad did it to Mom so it must be normal
5They dont want to be a "failure" with thier marriage

Answer 2

Sometimes it is a match as to the life they grew up with. If they saw their mom or dad abusing each other they might think that is the norm. Also people that have a low self esteem sometimes think they cant get anyone better or are afraid to be alone. THe fear of change can also play a part in the situation

Answer 3

Maybe they do this because they have seen their mothers, or other elderly women living so. And they are told that things will get better.

But in reality if they stand up to it and leave the men who are treating them badly, then perhaps in a generation or two this type of treatment will become extinct. (Remember the darwin's law of evolution? I believe it applies to human behaviour too. So for the peopel who treat women badly, don't allow them to breed or at least take away their rights to raise their kids.)

Answer 4

They have somehow convinced themselves or been convinced that they can do no better. There is also women who feel like they have to have a man by their side to justify themselves. It doesn't matter whether the person treats them well or not. Some people would rather faced never ending drama and mishaps than to be alone. Unfortunately that is very sad. Why settle for less? You can do bad by yourself.

Answer 5

The way you allow people to treat you is what you are attracting. If you don't love yourself, if you don't respect yourself - then how can you expect others too? Psycologically they stay because that i what they attract. Remember that you attract what you think about. I suggest those woman who stay should help themselves by loving themselves first. Sometimes they also afraid of change or afraid of being alone.

Answer 6

The only logical excuse I can think of for women like that is sheer stupidity on their part. Of course, they will say that it's because they LOVE them and think they can change them, but the fact is that they're just stupid. Lots of them regularly turn down nice guys to date guys who are basically criminal (or about as close as you can get to it). What an astute observation! Have a nice day!

Answer 7

These women who stay with men who abuse them actually stay with them because they think their boyfriends or husbands abuse them because they actually love them so these girls stay with their men because they feel love when the men are actually abusing them.

Answer 8

They stay with men like this because they love them and maybe they have kids with them or feel like they can help the man with his problem because he always tells them sorry for hitting them and doing the stuff that he does and tells her he loves her.

Answer 9

I think it's because when a relationship first starts, u know the butterflies n how every day is a big event n all that..they love the person and pray that they will change one day, stupid like but I think that's why!

Answer 10

Two reasons. One can be fear. They don't feel anywhere is secure enough or they fully depend on them to live.
The other can be they either enjoy pain or have a low self esteem. Some women are glutton for punishment. Others simply feel they deserve whatever their man wants to do of them.