Please read this blog, Twinmama about why battered spouses don't leave their abusers. Both men and women can experience abuse from a spouse.
Battered Spouse Syndrome: Why Victims Don’t Leave | Thought Catalog
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As the cycle of abuse continues, the victim falls deeper into a learned mentality of helplessness and hopelessness. They eventually become brainwashed into thinking a combination of things: They deserve the abuse, that no one else will have them, they have no other place to go, or that things will get better if they can just work it out. Many victims stay simply in fear of being retaliated against if they decided to leave.
Often times, abusers will have manipulated all of the power and resources away from their victim, adding to the feeling helplessness. They start to think that they need to be with their abuser because they have no way of living and supporting themselves otherwise.
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