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Explain Like I'm Five
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The person will cringe as soon as they hear the door open, because they know what's next.
Battered spouse is more complex, there are codepency issues, kids, poverty, self-esteem from constant degrading behaviour etc. The spouse may choose to stay for a complex set of reasons