<b><Center> WHY DOES THE ABUSE CONTINUE?</b>

Statistics show that 70% of the men who batter come from violent homes. The couple is caught in a cycle of abuse:

TENSION BUILDING

ACUTE BATTERING

CALM, LOVING, CONTRITE
(HONEYMOON STAGE)

TENSION BUILDING

ACUTE BATTERING

CALM, LOVING, CONTRITE
(HONEYMOON STAGE)

TENSION BUILDING

The longer the relationship, the more intense is the battering. After a time, the contrite stage is non-existent.

WHY DO INDIVIDUALS STAY?

Individuals stay in battering relationships not because they like it or deserve it. They stay for many reasons, among them: