Six Domestic Violence Survivors Explain Why It’s Never That Simple
"This week, stories like theirs became part of a national conversation
when a video surfaced of pro football player Ray Rice violently punching
his then-fiancee Janay Palmer in an elevator. Palmer, who married Rice
just a few weeks after the incident, was criticized
for having stayed with him. Then, something remarkable happened: Writer
Beverly Gooden shared her own reasons for staying in an abusive
relationship on Twitter, using the hashtag #WhyIStayed. Within hours, hundreds of survivors were tweeting their own reasons for doing the same. "
Melissa Jeltsen
