Why Women Stay In Abusive Relationships

• You love your partner
• They have threatened to kill you if you leave
• You are afraid of them
• You think it will get better
• They have promised to change, and you want to believe them
• You think it is partially your fault
• You are afraid you won’t find another partner
• You think they love you
• When they are nice to you they are wonderful
• You don’t want to be alone
• You believe you can help them to change
• You saw violence growing up and its not as bad as that
• You feel that the extreme jealousy is a sign that they really love you
• They have never really “hurt you ” Just small bruises and you don’t really think that low level of violence is abuse
• You feel sorry for them, nobody understands them like you
• You have low self-esteem as a result of the abusive relationship
• If you have children together, you are hesitant to separate the children from their Mother/Father