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Myths and Facts About Domestic Violence

1

Abused women stay with their partners because they are emotionally dependent.

2

Jealousy is a sign of love.

3

Abused women do not end relationships because they enjoy the abuse.

4

Men are solely responsible for violence against their wives.

5

Domestic violence is a private matter. Nobody should interfere in someone else’s affairs.

6

Helping abused women solves nothing. They always go back to their abusive spouse.

7

Men who perpetrate domestic violence are not necessarily violent in all their relationships.

8

Alcohol or drug use and stress are the primary causes of domestic violence.

9

Women could end the violence if they would just leave their abusive partners.

10

If a man goes to therapy to deal with his violence, the relationship could go back to normal and harmony be restored.

11

Most women who are abused by a partner are poor and not very educated.

12

Abused women can use a lot of love to change their partner’s violent behaviour.

13

Many violent partners have mental health issues.