^^^ yep.

And don't feel that because it hasn't reached the physical point, it won't. And my favorite....'if he ever lays a hand on me, I'm so outta here'.
Ummmmmm.....by that point, one may already be trapped in.
For instance, once you have kids, guess who can't leave the state, or even a certain mile radius, without court permission, because abusers won't allow that with a notarized signature.
One struggle for 'victims' of domestic violence(and I '', victims, because some victims have survivor mentality over victim mentality), is they flee to shelters, undisclosed locations, etc, BUT get in HUGE legal trouble, because of taking kids. Lest kids are beat up too(which leads to more social struggles, as in didn't protect kid, you are in legal trouble), courts say, fathers have rights or abusers have rights.
Now, talk to me, in a couple weeks or so, I'll answer, what rights victims have, when theres legal proof of assault and battery...

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