Women often stay in abusive relationships due to fear of retaliation from their abuser if they leave, economic dependence on their abuser, and influence from social and cultural norms that promote women as subordinate to men. Some of the specific reasons given are fear of threats from the abuser, lack of financial independence, abusers controlling women's thoughts, cultural expectations that wives obey their husbands, influence of family values, and lack of awareness of options available.

1. Domestic Violence

2.  Why women stay in abusive relationships is
a complex issue, and it has no single,
straightforward answer. There are many
reasons why many women allow the abuse
to continue and stay in those toxic
relationships. Women, due to their affinity
for emotional attachment, often stay in the
home and allow the abuse to continue.

3.  Fear: Fear is the main reason why women stay in
abusive relationship. Women do not want to go
to the police. Women are afraid that if they leave
home the abuser may create more problems for
them and their children. In some cases, the
abuser threatens the woman with dire
consequences if they dare to leave home. Due to
these threats, some women feel forced to stay in
the family relationship and never disclose their
abusive relationship to others.

4.  Women are dependent on men for many
reasons. The most important factor is economic
dependency. In most cases, men do not allow
women to work, and they try to make them fully
dependent in the financial matters.
 The abusers control the thought processes of the
women and force the women to stay in the
abusive relationship

5.  In many cases, women strictly follow social and cultural
norms - this is one of the reasons why women stay in
abusive relationships. In many societies, it is accepted
that wives are subordinate to their husbands and should
obey them. It is also said that it is wrong for a woman to
go against a man.
 Social and cultural norms generally do not permit
women to leave their homes, irrespective of the
situation. Due to social and cultural norms, women
make certain adjustments in their lives and prefer to
stay in an abusive relationship.

6.  Women are strongly influenced by family values. In
Asia, people proudly cite examples of a few women
who sacrifice their interest for the interest of the
family. Moreover, the women do not want to leave
the house, and stay in abusive relationships
because of emotional and family values.
 Generally, women stay in abusive
relationships because they are not aware of
the various options available to them.

7.  Constant phone calls, text-messages, e-mails,
IMs, etc. to check up on you (harassment).
Having the password to your private social
networks accounts. Facebook, email etc.
 Extreme jealousy
 when you talk to or
 spend
 time with
 other people.

8.  Name-calling or putting you down, either
when you're alone or with other people.
 Behavior that you have to apologize or make
excuses for.
 Statements like, "I can't live without you. If
you leave me, I'll kill myself."
 You feel depressed, anxious, and unhappy in
your relationship.

10.  This could be me or you.
 It starts with one mistake
 It starts when signs are ignored
 Educate your mind now
 Don’t become a victim