I visit YaHoo Answers frequently, and time and time again, I respond to a lot of questions that revolve around women who find themselves stuck in bad relationships, but cannot find the courage to leave despite their on-going misery. The topics read like a bad Jerry Springer episode: He cheats on me, but I love him; he has had other children outside the marriage, but I love him; he beats me, humilates me, has no job, he’s a horrible parent and given me VD, but I LOVE HIM!! I don’t understand this. I mean . . I have had my share of bad relationships, but if I even got a hint of something funny going on, I was outta there. I just wasn’t having it!! I don’t know if this is an issue of my self-esteem or because I had a host of strong women in my family that instilled in me in at an early age that I was worthy of being loved. Honestly, I think if there was a piil that allowed women to get over the heartache, I think they would be leaving these types of men in droves. What do you think?
This question is not meant to suggest that bad relationships do not happen to men, but it is mainly directed toward women because through my observations, women seem to feel more emotionally trapped or better yet, financially trapped into staying in bad relationships. Fear is a prime motivator to stay– fear of not finding someone else or fear of being alone, especially if the woman has children or perhaps is not confident about her appearance, weight, or finds dating difficult.
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