Why doesn’t she leave?

I’ve had some comments from readers of the Reg Rawlins Psychic Investigator series who express disgust or frustration with Reg for having anything to do with Corvin Hunter after becoming aware that he is a predator, and one who has repeatedly made promises that he hasn’t kept.

I thought maybe this would be a good opportunity to open up a discussion about why those who are abused stay with their abusers for so long. Why don’t they just leave?

Note: a lot of the resources that I will refer to here refer to women as being victims and men as abusers, I would note that abuse of men/boys is far more prevalent than most people realize. I have seen it personally. Understand as you read through these articles that they could just as easily refer to men stuck in abusive situations. Most of the statistics I will quote are specifically about women. Studies and surveys are gender biased. Men who are victims of abuse face the same disbelief from authorities and victim-blaming that women have historically faced. Most will remain silent about the abuse they face.

Still others struggle with relationships where both partners are abusive and are victims at different times.

While I have written about the abuse of men in other books/series, in this one, Corvin is the abuser and Reg is the victim.