You may now see how serious this issue is, but the truth is that apart from all the data and statistics shown, there are more cases of abusive relationships than you know. “Love is Respect Org” stated in an article that Only 33% of teens who were in a violent relationship ever told anyone about the abuse. Also, Eighty-one (81) percent of parents believe teen dating violence is not an issue or admit they don’t know if it’s an issue. This statistics clearly support my argument here, making reference about the lack of attention people give to this issue. You may think that since we are talking about teens, they are most likely to stay quiet because of parenting reasons, social approval, etc. But in college this problem also happens. Nearly half …show more content…
What can happen if these women who have stayed quiet stand up and talk? Can people come to a good solution to avoid this problem? If the case is economic problems, they may get financial help to overcome their situation so they can leave their partner and move on with their life’s. Imagine yourself in a situation like this, you live full of fear and wish to find help as soon as you can, but your fear is bigger than your wishes to get out of that relationship, what do you do? I personally think that some of these women don’t talk because they cannot really assure that they are going to receive help if they talk, but they should know that the only way to gain what you really want, is to try, because you may not get another chance. There will always exist the possibilities for to possible outcomes, or it works, or it doesn’t. But I think that if this issue receives the awareness it needs, and women start to feel safer by expressing their feelings and worries, the possibilities that women look for help will increase a lot, and that also would mean that people would begin to give more attention to the subject and will start to protect and prevent themselves from these situations. All I can finally say with this