Statistics show that every nine second in the US, a woman is assaulted or beaten. Around the world at least one in three women has been beaten. Troubling isn't it? What this means is that we all know someone who has been abused, we've all witnessed someone being abused, and we may have even been in the receiving end of abuse. I myself have seen close friends as well as family members on the receiving end of abuse, mul-ti-ple times. But here is the frightening part, none of those individuals left their partners. Why? Why do we give men permission to physically hurt us over and over again. And most times if there is physical abuse, there is also emotional abuse. Think about it. If these women were not mentally weak, do you think they would forgive their partners so easily and agree to be the punching bag yet again. Perhaps the issue is deeper, I know what it is, you know what it is, it is the four letter word, L-O-V-E. Many abused women try to justify their partners actions with this four letter word. They say things like "He didn't mean it, he loves me," or "he said he will never hit me again." Sometimes they even blame themselves by saying things like " I shouldn't have said that," or "I should have went back home earlier." Love is one reason, however, eventually you fall out of love right? If it happens over and over and over again do they stop using love as an excuse? So what's after love? After the love is gone, why do they stay?
This is where you come in. Feel free to comment and share your opinion on why women stay in abusive relationships. The statistics I've mentioned above are startling, yet it does not seem as if much is being done to protect and defend these women and if these are in fact the statistics then women are not speaking out about their abusive relationships. Let me know what you think!
