Am I the only one not liking Elizabeth?

Total wimps. Stand up for yourself ladies, they are lucky to have you! If they can't realize that & treat you with respect, dump them!

Although you said it yourself, you will "never understand women like that" I thought I may give you some insight into the topic and WOMEN you're of whom you're placing judgement.

I am a very strong, independent woman with a husband, little girl and baby boy on the way. I could not be happier with my relationship in both my marriage and also within my family. I am lucky enough to have chosen a man to share my life and family with who is caring, affectionate, respectful but also provides myself as well as our daughter with the utmost unconditional love. However, if that were to change at any point and time, there's nothing I would subject myself nor my daughter to that is not complimenting to our growth in anything but a positive way. That being said, I was at one point and time, in a very verbally and physically abusive relationship when I was 15 years old for about two and half years. The majority, if not entirely, of women in abusive relationships do not enter the relationships that become abusive with the slightest concept of what the outcome will be in the end. Nor do women who are abandoned, cheated on, ignored or any kind of terrible, unfortunate relationship possible. I've yet to meet a woman who's met a man that punched her in the face the day they met, claimed love at first sight and went on to marry him later in life. The men who abuse women are cunning, deceitful, con-artists with a motive to control their victim at all costs and normally suffer from psychological issues as well. I chose the word victim because that is exactly what describes these women, not a partner since that would imply equality. You said yourself that you were once in a relationship yourself with a man who was physically abusive, to call a woman who's abused a wimp is the equivalent of calling you a hypocrite. These woman are not only beaten up physically, but the mental abuse they are subjected to is far worse than the majority of any physical violence. The abusers choose their victims and prey on any weakness, which every human being has, and continue to use their increasing vulnerability to their advantage. It has absolutely nothing to do with how weak or strong a person is, abusive relationships happen to many different kinds of women every single day.

The best way to help a woman in this situation would be to help them remember how strong they are and what they are capable of doing for themselves. Calling a woman who's abused a "wimp" will not only reinstill the lack of self-worth they have for themselves from the mental abuse, but is infact abuse in itself. Abuse is a type of bullying, controlling and self-gratifying behavior. Those who abuse women or bully others are the ones who are weak, for they prey on the low self esteem in others in order to gain self esteem for themselves. Woman who deal with mental, physical or either type of abuse are anything but wimpy and weak, they are fighting for their lives every single day.

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