Actresses are not cut from a cloth different than other women. The question on why any woman would choose to stay in an abusive relationship could be either 2 things really -
1. They are ok with it. Yes, this is life. While everyone deserves a healthy relationship, there are many who are genuinely happy being in a toxic relationship. It could be because of their values where they saw the same thing growing up, could be genuine acceptance of their partner and their flaws, could be attachment to their partner and / or the lifestyle.
None of us here come from perfect families. I am sure many of us would have seen or experienced moments of either our family screaming at us, or our parents fighting or some tension in the family - does that mean we leave them? No. Abuse comes in so many different forms and it is really up to each individual to determine where to draw the line and how much they can take. There are some people who can't take a single line of insult and condone it, while there are some who can take physical abuse even. Fact is abuse is abuse and it is far more common than we think it is.
2. They fear either a life without their partner, a life of loneliness, i.e. fear the consequences of leaving their partner. Easy to say that you'll find love again but it is uncertain. And after you reach a certain age, that fear of ending up alone and being lonely haunts people. Loneliness is one of the biggest yet least talked about feeling that kills people. Whether rich or poor, loneliness haunts everyone.
Anupamaa
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