Why Women Stay In Abusive Relationships

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The Reason We often see women in abusive relationships who decide to stay quiet letting their husband boss them around. These women are often physically abused, and we have made comments about them before putting ourselves in their shoes. Many of them are too afraid to be solitary, and feel like they won’t be able to support themselves. Pride is also a huge reason of why women stay in abusive relationships. They don’t want to worsen the situation in which they are in. Sexist men make their wife/ girlfriend feel worthless so they won’t leave them. According to my friend Ms. Cantu her boyfriend makes her feel depressed, petrified, and at times unappealing. He tells her that she is unattractive and that she is ignorant. She has tried leaving

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