it's absolutely normal, it's happened to me before. in abusive relationships, sometimes the person being abused is manipulated into believing they'll never find anyone else, and they can be told they're unworthy of love and they should take what they can get, because they're ugly/unintelligent/any number of mean things. plus, society teaches people that, if they suspect they're being abused, they're probably just making it up, causing them to downplay the very real forces and issues in play in their own lives, and they could return to the relationship thinking things weren't as bad as they initially thought and ignoring their gut feeling. I really hope everything works out for the best with this woman, and kudos to you for taking the first step and trying to get information to benefit her safety and wellbeing! *high-five!*
is it normal for a woman to return to an abusive ex-boyfriend
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it's absolutely normal, it's happened to me before. in abusive relationships, sometimes the person being abused is manipulated into believing they'll never find anyone else, and they can be told they're unworthy of love and they should take what they can get, because they're ugly/unintelligent/any number of mean things. plus, society teaches people that, if they suspect they're being abused, they're probably just making it up, causing them to downplay the very real forces and issues in play in their own lives, and they could return to the relationship thinking things weren't as bad as they initially thought and ignoring their gut feeling. I really hope everything works out for the best with this woman, and kudos to you for taking the first step and trying to get information to benefit her safety and wellbeing! *high-five!*