Abused women Quote by Lundy Bancroft

“Most men and women born in the fifties or earlier were socialized to believe that marriages and/or committed romantic bonds of any kind should…

— bell hooks

“One of the obstacles to recognizing chronic mistreatment in relationships is that most abusive men simply don’t seem like abusers. They have many good…

— Lundy Bancroft

Women are often forced to maintain good relations with men who abuse them precisely because those men have power.

— Kirsten Powers

“In a verbally abusive relationship, the partner learns to tolerate abuse without realizing it and to lose self-esteem without realizing it. She is blamed…

— Patricia Evans

“Men choosing abuse need to be connected to choices. They are not powerless. Take them back to the beginnings of their relationship. They would…

— Andrew King

Women trapped in violent relationships need to know that there's no shame in talking out and walking out on their abusive partners.

— Kate Thornton

In an abusive relationship - we'll talk about men and women - women are often restrained, by words or out of fear, from leaving.…

— Rene Marie

The No. 1 reason women stay in abusive relationships - because they're not able to take care of themselves financially. It's also the No.…

— Kerry Washington

“A home where a woman is abused is a small-scale model of much larger oppressive systems that work in remarkably similar ways. Many of…

— Lundy Bancroft

Abuse directed at women is always sexual or violent.

— Louise Mensch

“Paradoxically .. the very feminist movement that gave women more options also helped create pressure on many of us to be strong, successful, and…

— Robin Stern

“The ability of the abuser to harm someone close to him or her fits perfectly into the lack of relational attachment that is present…

— Shannon Thomas