Re: It take on average 8 times to leave.
You end up with an incredibly low self esteem being in this type of relationship…its like rape, others blame you for it and you end up believing it I guess. Given that you have such a low self esteem, you are also less likely to believe that you can make it on your own. Also, women in the West might be more liberated, but there isnt as much support for them as some would like to think there is and 2) many of these women come from communities that expect her to stay in the relationship. I worked in a woman’s shelter too and was shocked by some of the stuff I saw