Do people stay in abusive relationships because of love?

i think its fear of being humiliated..most battered wives stay with their husbands because of their fear to be humiliated. abusive people would normally say, if the partner leaves them , they 'll tell everybody about what happened or would say that nobody is going to love them anymore .

Hi Frederick! I've seen many people successfully terminate a bad relationship only to get involved in a similar unhappy or self demeaning bond with someone else. Nothing changed except the name of the latest source of their misery. Maybe one reason for to stay in a bad relationship is the addiction. They avoid someone good for them, for they see it as unappealing, boring and unattractive. Happy mylotting...

Fear... maybe love sometimes. But mostly fear. I was in an abusive relationship and I was scared of what would happen if I made that person angry. He once told me he would kill me if I ever left him. So, I waited it out and eventually he found someone equally as crazy to be with.

I think the main reasons they stay is fear. Many of these people believe they have no options and/or no one else would want them. Many abusers alienation their victims from friends and family.