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Beaten And Terrified Her For Months
so why did she stay with him and not take any action - I will never understand and nobody will ever convince me otherwise.
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It is entirely possible for a man to intimidate a partner to such a degree that she not only believes that no one would help her, but that actually, she is not deserving of help
That may be utterly beyond the comprehension of a strong woman, beyond such abuse, but it happens and it happens a lot.
What we should understand is that such control is creeping and insidious and the woman is made to feel responsible for it.
It takes real genuine courage to break the bonds, and any woman who does so deserves our understanding and our support.
That may be utterly beyond the comprehension of a strong woman, beyond such abuse, but it happens and it happens a lot.
What we should understand is that such control is creeping and insidious and the woman is made to feel responsible for it.
It takes real genuine courage to break the bonds, and any woman who does so deserves our understanding and our support.
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I can understand you not understanding, lankeela. However, Domestic Violence is a complicated subject. I've seen a lot of victims and, believe it or not, one of the most frequently uttered phrases is "But he [or sometimes "she"] loves me really".
The last time I checked the average number of assaults a DV victim had suffered before contacting the police was somewhere around 15. It's a difficult thing to understand.
The last time I checked the average number of assaults a DV victim had suffered before contacting the police was somewhere around 15. It's a difficult thing to understand.
//andy-hughes is spot on in his assessment of the reasons why women stay with abusive and controlling men.//
It should be emphasised that one in three victims of DV are male and one in four cases recorded by the police have male victims. Some of these men, of course, will be in same-sex relationships so the perpetrators are not always women.
It should be emphasised that one in three victims of DV are male and one in four cases recorded by the police have male victims. Some of these men, of course, will be in same-sex relationships so the perpetrators are not always women.
pixie - // I also agree with Andy, except the idea, that abuse depends on "the type of woman" rather than "the type of man"... you taught me that, Andy! //
I did not wish to infer that there is a 'type' of woman who is more likely to be the subject of an abusive relationship.
If i did so, then that was careless writing, and I apologise unresrvedly for any incorrct inference in my post.
I did not wish to infer that there is a 'type' of woman who is more likely to be the subject of an abusive relationship.
If i did so, then that was careless writing, and I apologise unresrvedly for any incorrct inference in my post.
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