Is Rihanna Special or Just a Statistic?
Rihanna is young, beautiful, talented and financially secure, so why in the world did she go back to a man who is beating her? Will Rihanna be among that special 25% of women who end up successfully leaving her abuser or become just another statistic in the tragic stories of women who have been abused by the people they love? According to the Peace Over Violence website, every year 3 to 4 million US women are battered; one-third of these are repeatedly beaten by their spouse or significant other and 10 women a day are murdered by their abuser. Most of these women have contacted at least five different sources to get help to leave the abuser, attempting unsuccessfully to leave at least five or six times before either giving up or making it out alive. Most often the ones who leave are the women whose abusers also assault their children. The question is often asked “Why do women go back to their abusers if they don’t want to be beaten again?” In an article by Elizabeth Landau of CNN, she
