Why do women stay in abusive relationships? Mental or Physical?

Question

It's time to get out before this happens......

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Answer 1

Some are afraid, some are too attached, some actually love the other person and pray and have faith that they will change. Some dont want to admit what's really going on, some arent sure if somethings constitute as abuse and try to fight back, some have no one to turn to.

Answer 2

Because they feel insecure about themselves and believe that they will never find, or deserve, something better. It is much easier to stay in something bad than risking and taking a chance on something better. At some point in time after being in an abusive type of relationship the woman will start questioning herself and her own worth. Like any habit, over a long period of time she knows nothing else and accepts her life as being what it has been for all that time. Fear also comes into play and they would rather stay then suffer the consequences of what might happen if they try to get out. It's messed up really.

Answer 3

Sometimes it's because they have small children or it could even be the lack of knowing how to get out. Especially when a man is a good provider, women often think the abuse is not enough reason to leave if everything else is taken care of. Some women don't think they can make it on their own, Most of the time it's due to a lack of self esteem and unfortunately this is often caused by the abuse or already existed and is now worse. It's hard sometimes to find the inner strength to get out of things that aren't good for you but as a woman you have to!! Once it starts it almost never stops leaving no choice but to get out.

Answer 4

Women who stay are often more afraid to leave than to stay. The devil you know may be better than the one you don't know. Not knowing where to go, who to reach out to and the chance that he will find you are serious fears. Threats by him to take the kids, say you are unfit, that he will never leave you alone can keep a woman so intimidated that she is paralysed with fear. Sometimes it is the economics and sometimes it is that she has been so beaten down that her self worth is so low that she feels that she can't do any better. Socially and culturally women have been oppressed and are still blamed for relationships that don't work. There is lots of embarassment and humiliation if she has to apply for state aid or assistance. It is a complicated dilema, one that should not be made fun of or minimized by family or friends. She doesn't stay for love, or because she likes the abuse. She stays because she is afraid not to.

Answer 5

Alot of times they do not know it is coming or going to happen... They usually stay because they blame themselves and are afraid and they have no self esteem... Also the abusive husband apologizes and they believe it will get better and stop.. BUT this usually is all lies and it only gets worse and not better and usually ends up in disaster or even death of the abused spouse. They really need to get out and not stay in it but they usually do not even think they can or try to and this is what happens because of it... The also believe the lie that no one else could ever love them because they are worth nothing. The abuser will threaten them that if they leave that he will either harm or kill them and this keeps them fearful and in the relationship as well.

Answer 6

A lot of woman who stay in abusive relationships are so scared that if they move out or report the abuse the situation just gets worse. Some even stay cause they think they have no where safe to go. People should stop judging women who stay because it's always the ones who are never in the situation who judge. It's so scary to try and move away cause you just don't know any different. I was in a abusive relationship for 10 years before I was able to leave. When I did leave he stalked me and raped me. I put avo's on him he was arrested but guess what he still managed to to get to me after he came out of jail. I came home from work late one night he was waiting for me and held a knife to my throat. Lucky for me a neighbour heard me screaming.

that's why some woman can't always get out of a abusive realationship straight away.

Answer 7

They are afraid to leave, sometimes they feel it will only get worse if they do, sometimes it's all they know and may think this is the norm, it could be that they have children and have no where else to go, so they are stuck, which is not true there is always a way out.