You start out with friends and by the end of your relationship you have no one except your partner. Most abused women have families that live far away and stay in the relationship because he is all they have. The reason they go back is the same. So for all you people who call these women dumb or whatever, think about how you would handle this same situation. I know, thats weird, but true.
Men have the same problem too with abusive girlfriends and wives.
Rob I am really sorry about your friend. I have no idea how much somehting like that can hurt a person. I have gone back to abusive guys. I am so sorry your friend wasn't as fortunate. After entering your rant and rave above, click the reply button.