***I have seen many battered wives forgive their husbands and go back to them, I think its a mental deficiency.***
I think it's a lack of self respect. If a woman is raised to think women should be beaten if not obedient, she will blame herself for the beating. Just another reason why all women need fathers who cherish them, no matter what NOW preaches about not needing family values.
"I think it's a lack of self respect..."
You have to remember that it is influence of that sick society. People in North Korea also think that they live in the best country...