That four letter word that was my downfall-not love , hope. Hoped he would stop, hoped he would get better and hoped he would see what HE was doing to his family.
I also stayed bc he had shattered my self esteem with verbal abuse and other abuse. Finally, I stayed bc I was terrified of leaving and my girls having to be around him without me there.
None of those are good reasons to stay-but they are some damn good reasons to leave.