The paradox of abusive relationships, staying with the abuser, rapist, is beyond the talent of anyone here to handicap. Sorry. Don't pretend to know the dynamics because you don't.
The following is pretty standard fare:
One in four women experience domestic abuse in their lifetime, and it is one of the most chronically underreported crimes: only about one quarter of all physical assaults, one fifth of all rapes and one half of all stalkings are reported to the police.
Experts say that the limitations of leaving can be both psychological and physical. Many rationalize their situation. “People wind up blaming themselves for the abusive behavior of their partners,” says Craig Malkin, a clinical psychologist at Harvard Medical School. “They convince themselves if they approach the person differently, maybe they won’t be abused.”
Malkin likened a relationship with an abusive partner to gambling addiction: “The person being abused is focused on the positive and waiting for the next positive. There’s a psychological effect like gambling: the moments of tenderness and intimacy are unpredictable, but they are so intense and fulfilling that the victim winds up staying in the hopes that a moment like that will happen again.”
Matt was married when he had what seems like more than one affair. He was in the power position, much like the Big Dog.
I have never met a man that cheated that wasn't a complete d-bag, quad d-bag if there are kids involved. Not one.
Here is what Bill Mahre said about Monica Lewinsky: “Monica Lewinsky is the one who should apologize to America. She’s the homewrecker. She blackmailed the president.”
Don't be Bill, or any of these f'ing losers:
https://www.bustle.com/articles/23586-these-terrible-monica-lewinsky-jokes-from-the-90s-will-make-you-cringe
Wait.