Thank you.
As I said, unfortunately, these men are extremely manipulative. Judgment from society also comes into play. I am a strong woman, but I was still sucked in. Domestic violence affects women of all ages from all walks of life. These men know how to win us over. They shower us with love early on and get us to fall in love with them quickly. They aren't stupid.
We know what we're experiencing isn't right. We know it's not right to stay and take it. I tried to leave dozens of times. We try, but they always suck us in. It's like they have two polar opposite personalities. They can be very nice but also very mean. While this is happening to us, there is a constant battle between our head and our heart. Our heart clings to the good times and the man we used to know. We hope we'll see the man we fell in love with again. Our head reminds us of the physical violence, the pain and the suffering. That's how they are able to control us. They placate us with gifts, nice dinners and rose petal-filled baths. They know how to make us feel like a queen. Unfortunately, the longer the relationship goes on—