Beat your wife on Friday go to work on Monday....

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25. This is much easier said than done...

women stay in abusive relationships for all sorts of reasons. The one I've had the most experience with is fear. They're afraid and often times rightfully so. The laws for abused woman are pathetically watered down. The title of my thread is sadly accurate.

Women that are older and lived where domestic violence wasn't a big deal are even harder to help. The cops would come have hubby walk around the block and cool off. Try convincing them times have changed.

For many women it's an uphill battle. They have no one to help them, no family, no friends. The men have made sure of that. They're isolated. Completely alone and terrified.

I know it's heartbreaking to see the women return, but until you've walked a mile, opened your door, your heart or given your time, try not to be so hard on these women, they are victims after all.