| Sometimes it's not only men that have the subliminal | | | | devastates her with hostility, unfair criticism, and |
| hopes of playing a hero. Women, too, are compelled | | | | emotional rape. |
| to make sacrificial decisions especially if the matter | | | | Though it cannot be defined how love can do magic, |
| involved is saving a relationship. Even if it would | | | | in this case a woman trusting everything to what is |
| mean, letting a man belittle her, even to the extent | | | | being felt is simply being foolish. Not until a man |
| of demeaning her worth by often making her life | | | | recognizes the truth about his corrupt character |
| miserable. Sadly enough, the torment is usually cut | | | | would things improve. Or until the woman, stop |
| both ways for the women. When leave or not leave, | | | | offering crazy sacrifices and get a new life. Yes, |
| become the cyclical words of objections constantly | | | | leaving abusive relationship is the next best thing to |
| running through her head. As the sacrifice gets | | | | do when the emotional turmoil becomes unbearable |
| enormous the more a woman will have the illusion to | | | | and the cute, funny, and adorable man that a woman |
| make everything alright and never would consider | | | | had fallen in love with has transformed into a |
| leaving abusive relationship an appealing option. | | | | domineering, chauvinist, and impossible male partner. |
| Many have asked for reasonable advice on what to | | | | What's important here is to recognize the word |
| do with men that maltreat women but only few | | | | enough. Yes, enough; to learn and outgrow illusions |
| have managed to cut the knot and break free. Why | | | | and bring into life the essence of a woman. The only |
| is this so? The answer is quite obvious but it seems | | | | thing scary about leaving abusive relationship is the |
| so hard for women to unlearn that one-way love and | | | | idea of starting all over again. But doesn't it sound |
| affection cannot build a strong pillar. It's one-way love | | | | better to pick up the pieces and feel whole again? |
| because no man with real love towards a woman | | | | |