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When you hear the phrase “domestic violence”, you think of a cocky man that hits his wife or girlfriend because she’s cheated on him, or smacks her around occasionally because he’s gotten drunk and remembered the time she forgot to pick him up from work or pack his lunch, right? That’s just the simple definition. You imagine, that she loves him so blindly that she decides to stay, knowing that only what she allows is what will continue. You can see this woman having two very obvious choices: to stay or to go. But do you know how hard it really is? Do you know some women have been forced to leave everything they have, just to flee to safety? Do you know that in some instances women are genuinely afraid for their safety? Do you know women have been threatened to be hunted down and beat, raped or killed if they leave their abuser? Do you understand that physically men have prevented women from leaving their own place of residence? Do you know that someone’s abuser can appear to be the person they actually believe loves them the most? Do you know that most abusive relationships begin as the world’s greatest love stories, straight out of a story book? That cute puppy love, that seemed too good to be true, and it was. Then it becomes a nightmare you are stuck in. If you’ve prepared yourself with an open mind, good cup of tea or a comfortable chair, this may take a while. I will tell you how I personally entered into one of the worst mistakes of my life, how long I endured it all, and then how I got out of it.