Domestic Partner Abuse: The Case of Leslie Morgan Steiner

Domestic Violence
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While giving a moving narration of her life in the hands of an abusive partner, Leslie Morgan Steiner highlights how violence begins in a relationship. She also outlines why many victims stay put instead of leaving as many would expect. Leslie intimates that many relationships hold such dark secrets people can imagine as far as domestic violence goes. One of those secrets is when one partner is repeatedly subjected to physical or emotional violence but, for one reason or the other, decides to endure in silence. The mere thought of people purportedly in love hurting each other is absolutely confusing. According to Leslie (2013), domestic violence is indiscriminate and can happen to anyone. She also points out that it is impossible to discern an abusive person by looking at them from the outside.
According to Leslie, some of the predisposing factors of violence are naivety which is mainly associated with young age, background, and financial status. Further, Leslie outlines some implicit tactics that abusers use on their unsuspecting victims. First, she contends that an abuser begins by making you feel like the dominant partner. They artfully create this illusion by idolizing and extolling their partners. Abusive partners also create a robust atmosphere of trust by revealing their secrets. Essentially, they begin by seducing and charming their victims (Steiner, 2013). After that, they isolate them from the rest of the world, and this ensures that the victim will have no one to confide in when the violence begins. This is followed by introducing the threat of violence to gauge the victim’s reaction. Finally, the ultimate step is the physical violence which at first is follow...