There's a he can change post that may give someone being abused false hope.
Anyone been abused and left?
It would be great to hear survival stories. :)

They do not change

My mother waited too long to leave. That's all I will put on the internet.

Sorry
Quoting wickedfiress:My mother waited too long to leave. That's all I will put on the internet.


Totally agree.
Quoting Debmomto2girls:
OP- thank you for this thread. The other thread IMO sends the wrong message. False hope in the case of abuse can be deadly.


In the majority of cases, the abuser does not change. It takes a woman, on average, 8 times to leave her abuser.

I agree, even with family and freinds support. :)
Quoting mehamil1:In the majority of cases, the abuser does not change. It takes a woman, on average, 8 times to leave her abuser.

Leaving completely means support is critical. But that support can be hard to maintain when a woman keeps going back. I understand the frustration that comes with it.
Quoting tooptimistic:I agree, even with family and freinds support. :)
Quoting mehamil1:In the majority of cases, the abuser does not change. It takes a woman, on average, 8 times to leave her abuser.
- tooptimistic
on Feb. 11, 2013 at 11:59 AM