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Originally Posted by Sliver
I wouldn't word it quite like Mikey, but I have to admit I don't understand why people stay in abusive relationships for the most part, either.
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Have you ever been in one?
Everything changes when you're in something like that. When you have someone that you do care about treating you like crap, your brain has a bit of trouble figuring out what the hell is going on.
Fear, has a lot to do with why people won't leave. Sometimes it's fear of retribution, fear of self-harm by the other person, fear of having no where else to go. And if the abuser has done a good enough job of bringing you down to the ground floor of confidence and ego, and depression has set it, fear of always being alone.
It's not like these people would stay in a relationship was abusive from the start, but usually it's a build-up. The person is good at first, and things just get worse.