Why Teen Stay In Abusive Relationships: embarrassed or ashamed, afraid violence will escalate if they try to end the relationship, convinced it's their fault, no experience with healthy dating relationships, confuse jealousy with love, ignore reality (don't know their being abused), afraid friends and family won't believe them, feel like there is no one they can turn to for support, mix of "good times" and hope that partner will change, believe that being involved with someone is the MOST important thing in their life (better to be with someone than alone)