> Family + significant other is the only safety net that most humans have ever really been able to count on. I think this is true, but it's also one of the mos

> Family + significant other is the only safety net that most humans have ever really been able to count on. I think this is true, but it's also one of the most common and powerful ways in which abusers control their victims. Often, the most difficult challenge that victims of abuse and domestic violence face is overcoming their dependence, financial and otherwise, on their abusers.