Relationship abuse is a pattern of abusive used to maintain power and control
over a partner. Abuse can be emotional, financial, sexual or physical and can
include threats, isolation, and intimidation.It’s nothing new for women to
stick to partners who beat them black and blue on a daily basis. People who
have never been abused often wonder why some girls would not just leave an
abusive relationship.
There are many reasons why women stay in abusive
relationships.
1. Inferiority Complex: Some women do not know their worth.
They are often insulted and put down by their partners and before long, they
start to believe they are worthless and begin to believe the abuse is their
fault.
2. Money: Most girls remain with guys who beat them because
of the money involved. Perhaps it’s the man’s income that allows for a certain
lifestyle so the lady might not want to leave, knowing she can’t afford such
luxuries on her own.
3. Good Sex: Despite all the battering they get from their
partners, some women will stay put because they feel they can’t get good sex
from any other person.
4. Too much to lose: Some are forced to stay in abusive
relationships because a lot of things are already invested in the relationship
like marriage, children, property and others. Some women feel their children
are going to suffer if they walk out of the relationship, especially if the man
is the sole provider.
5. Fear: Some men threaten the women to hunt them down if
the leave and so they rather stay stuck. It the woman has been threatened, she
may not feel safe leaving.
6. Embarrassment: Most people remain in abusive
relationships because they can’t face the insults and castigation from their
friends and family. They are even embarrassed to let people know what they are
going through in their relationship.
7. Believe that abuse is normal: Some people grew up in
environments where abuse was common and so to them abuse is a normal thing.
They might not know it is actually unhealthy and not normal for your partner to
beat you. SEE MORE AFTER THE BREAK
8. Love: A woman might not want to quit her relationship
with an abusive partner because she is so in love with him and can’t afford to
live without him. She’d rather die in the relationship than walk out with her
life intact. They keep deceiving themselves that he will change someday. Being
in love can make abusive behavior seem reasonable.
9. Love of Abuse: Some women just love being abused. They
love the idea of their partner beating them which gives them false hope that he
loves them. Some women feel their partners beat them out of the love they have
for them. Some just enjoy other people inflicting pain on them.
10. Cultural/Religious Reasons: A woman’s culture or
religion may influence her to remain in an abusive relationship rather than end
for fear of bringing shame to her family. For example, some religion condemns
divorce so it would be difficult for a woman practicing such a religion to
leave her husband no matter what he does to her.
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