Why do girls stay in abusive relationships?

Answer 1

it can be several reasons..depending how abusive the other person is..maybe they are afraid that if they leave..the other person would go after them.
They may also think they are able to change that person..and stay in the relationship waiting/trying to see if that person changes.
An other reason can be that..when that person is not being abusive..he is actually a really nice person and they remember why they were attracted to them in the first place.

Answer 2

Because they don't know any better and think they deserve to be abused whether it be physically, emotionally, mentally, etc. Low self esteem and familiarity plays a significant part in the decision to stay. Most females in abusive relationships usually don't know what constitutes a healthy relationship. As sick as this sounds, but many women remain in an abusive relationship "for the sake of the children" if there are any involved.

Answer 3

Sometimes its out of fear.
Sometimes the abuser has somehow convinced the victim that they dont deserve anyone better nor can they get anyone better. Its a brain washing thing.
Sometimes they stay because they want to be the hero to rescue and change the abuser and make them a better person.
There are countless reasons.
The most significant thing i have noticed is that when someone is being abused, they somehow feel like its their fault. They blame themselves and convince themselves they deserve it for some reason.
Its a terribly sad situation, but we hear it all too often. We always ask, why do you stay?
Its easy for us to say, get outta there....u deserve better.
But the truth is, our hearts and feelings arent involved and it seems logical to us.
However, it just not the same case for the one being abused.
For whatever reason, the more they are abused, the weaker they get instead of stronger.
It takes intervention, good friends, and alot of patience, therapy or whatever means you need to apply, to get them to see that they dont deserve it, and its not healthy.
There is help, in the phone book, online, friends, family, clinics, shelters etc.
I hope this info will shed some light on your question.

Answer 4

The abuse happens slowly over time. Do you think that the guys are that way right off the jump? No, they gain your trust and then slowly chip away at your already low self-esteem.
Little by little you become alienated and only have this one person that you think is the only person that cares about you.. It makes it very hard to leave if you feel alone and like a piece of crap.
Most of the time the women have come from abusive chilhoods, so it all seems familiar and normal.

Answer 5

because of low self esteem either from their upbringing and how they were treated at home growing up by either their parents or siblings or both, or if when they were in school they were made to feel lowly and foolishly believed it. Some people as they are growing up never got past the age when their body grew and they weren't prepared for that, and they found themself with buck teeth, big ears and big nose before their body grew to put things in order and make it all look good, and even some females never expected they would start becoming women at an early age and always felt ashamed that that happened to them. Others feel rejected or have had to fight their own battles over the years and are still backward in some areas and some are shy and when someone finally likes them they will stick to them like glue no matter what. Some were taught in church to hang on, or they have seen their parents live thru hell and still stay together. Sometimes it just takes the female to mature, and if she's exposed to other women discussion groups she will grow up and out of that feeling thru all kinds of education.

Answer 6

It is a lot of dynamics to consider. Some it is fear; if they were physically abused. They convince them that they will kill them in some cases, if they try to leave. That kind of fear immoblizes you and all plans to leave is dismissed, for the moment. Some have low self esteem issues. Others is it all they know when growing up they seen mom and dad get into fights and they claim they love each other and they haven't seen anything different so to them it is normal. For others it is cycles from the past. Others it is just bad decision making. It is not all inclusive but these are some things to start with. If you haven't been there, don't be to quick to judge. First walk a mile in their shoes; before you judge.

Answer 7

They stay there because they have seen how bad their abuser is. It is more frightening to think about leaving and all the bruising to come afterwords. Rather than if they stay in a abusive relationship and just tough it out. I don't know why this is so but that's how it is.

Answer 8

I think that women stay in abusive relationships because they have low self-esteem and they feel that they can't do better for themselves. It could also be that they are too afraid to leave or maybe they have no place to go. Whatever the situation they stay because they don't seem to know how to leave.

Answer 9

You answered it unknowingly.

Why do GIRLS stay i abusive relationships?

NOT

Why do women stay in abusive relationships.


You have to have some level of immaturity or laziness to stay in an abusive relationship. The worst thing you have to do to get out of one is get two to three jobs and go to night school. That will get you out of any bad situation.

Answer 10

Low self-esteem and low self-worth. They don't internally feel that they deserve any better then what they have. Possibly they feel no one else will care about them due to who they've been with. Also the abuser keeps them in that cycle by not reinforcing good self-esteem and making them feel inadequate so they will stay with them.