| Domestic violence and domestic abuse is unbelievably | | | | threaten to kill himself or their children. |
| spreading across our society. The more advanced | | | | The fear of being alone and not being able to |
| and educated we are getting, the more abusive our | | | | raise the children. Many of these women lack proper |
| behavior becomes against humanity and people | | | | education and skills to earn for themselves and their |
| around us. A statistical survey by a domestic abuse | | | | family. |
| lawyer revealed some shocking numbers in this | | | | In many love marriages, women bear all the |
| respect. The domestic violence lawyer states that: | | | | abuses just because they do not want anyone who |
| Every one in four women is or has been a victim | | | | said 'It will not work out' to be proven right. |
| of this crime. | | | | Sometimes other family members, neighbors and |
| Across the country, at least one case of such | | | | community members are not supportive, and the |
| violence is registered every minute. | | | | victim fears being rejected. In most undeveloped |
| On a weekly average, two of such victims are | | | | countries, women without husbands have no |
| killed by their spouses. | | | | respectable place in society. Therefore, the women |
| Shocking as it may sound; there are still a great | | | | are forced to stay behind the wall of their domestic |
| number of cases which never even get registered. It | | | | torture cell. |
| is understandable that women are weaker and | | | | The second reason is the emotional aspect. |
| cannot properly defend themselves against their | | | | In case of a handicapped or sick husband, |
| attackers. There are many social welfare | | | | women think that it as their loyal duty to stay with |
| organizations that are working day and night to | | | | their sick or ill husband despite his constant abuses. |
| liberate such victims from their miseries. Yet, one | | | | Women also think that they can help their |
| fact that is more shocking is that many of the | | | | husbands get out of the psychological state they are |
| victims refuse to register a case or testify against | | | | in, thus stay there in hopes of significant |
| their spouses. Most of them patiently spend their | | | | improvement. |
| whole lives with such abusive life partners. | | | | Most of violent husbands are not always on an |
| There are many reasons behind this common | | | | abusive stance. They can also be very nice at times, |
| behavior in women. One must understand that such | | | | thus making women forget all their bruises and |
| victims are already under too much psychological | | | | wounds. |
| stress. Most of them are too indecisive and insecure | | | | Sometimes the women do not leave because |
| to trust even their own selves. Plus, there are also | | | | they think that it is their own mistake, and lack of |
| many other factors behind this strange and illogical | | | | qualities to deserve the abuse. |
| decision of staying with an abusive husband. | | | | Sometimes women are not able to forget old |
| First of all it is 'fear'. Fear can be greatly situational: | | | | romantic memories of their honeymoon and after |
| Sometimes the abuser threatens to harm the | | | | marriage days, hence fail to part from a partner who |
| victim more if she tries to leave. He can even | | | | once used to be loved. |