Beaten with Fists, Broken with Silent Treatment
She is the ideal candidate for the controlling man. Formerly abused, the survivor has potential to the man who doesn't have to lift a finger to keep his woman in her place at least for a time. The manipulator knows he doesn't have to beat his victim into submission, because the other fellow already did that. He isn't worried about her fighting him, because she already told him, "I'm done fighting, I just want a peaceful relationship with a loving, kind man." The man, with dark thoughts and hidden anger, has little patience and even less time to work on a relationship, so he finds the survivor easy prey. "She won't argue much," he thinks. "She won't put up too much resistance when I want my way, and she will keep to herself most of the time..." The weary woman won't bother checking up on her controlling lover either. Why bother? "Whatever he does isn't as bad as the last one," she thinks. "Besides, I