Why do women stay?

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[size=18:4cf1bdb7af][b:4cf1bdb7af]Why do women stay?[/b:4cf1bdb7af][/size:4cf1bdb7af]

[b:4cf1bdb7af]Financial Reasons: [/b:4cf1bdb7af]
- They may feel they are not able to support themselves or their family.
- May not have the skills or confidence to seek employment.
- They may have to leave with nothing more than their clothes they are wearing.
- There is the stigma of social assistance and they fear the difficulty of supporting their children on welfare payments.

[b:4cf1bdb7af]The Children:[/b:4cf1bdb7af]
- The majority of batterers do not abuse their children.
- Women feel they would be depriving their children of their father's presence and the things his income provides.
- Bringing up Children alone is difficult.

[b:4cf1bdb7af]Hope:[/b:4cf1bdb7af]
- Many love their partner and hope that he will change.
- Their partner may promise to change and the relationship may get better for a time.

[b:4cf1bdb7af]Emotional Dependence:[/b:4cf1bdb7af]
- The victim may feel that she can not exist without her partner.
- Her partner may be the only adult person with whom she has any emotional relationship at all with.
- Breaking up may mean total isolation for her.

[b:4cf1bdb7af]Fear - for herself and others:[/b:4cf1bdb7af]
- Fear the abuse will get worse if they leave.
- Fear their partner may carry out threats if they leave.

[b:4cf1bdb7af]Sanctity of Marriage:[/b:4cf1bdb7af]
- Strongly held religious and/or cultural beliefs.
- They believe it is the woman's responsibility to make the marriage successful.
- They see themselves as failures if they leave the marriage.