Why People Stay in Verbally, Emotionally, and Physically Abusive Relationships

Those who are suffering in abusive relationships lose their sense of self.  They fell for the charm and swagger of the abuser, and did not realize that it was only a mask.  It was the mask-trap of a fiendish and diabolic manipulative personality who carefully chooses his/her victim target.  The charming deceiver is there to crush the life out of its target, and turn the person into an empty dependent non-being.  Their lies are sprinkled with twisted truth, but just enough poisoned truth to trap the unwary soul.("Come into my parlor," said the spider to the fly.).