[QUOTE=mpellegrino {Red Dragon};904512]Oz, with all due respect, Sir I have to disagree with this statement. Most battered housewives to not return to their husbands out of consent, they return out of fear and/or a lack of a support system. As thir pointed out, many reasons are behind their decision to return to the abuser but I honestly don't believe they are returning because they consent.
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If they did, there would be no reason to run in the first place.