The abuse was physical and emotional. At the time I wasn't really aware of what was really happening, but looking back at the situation I know what really happened. She came with bruises on her arms and legs, was crying to my mother and looked completely destroyed. It was clear that he had been physically abused, but until last year I had never spoken about his past marriage to her. When I finally got the chance to talk to her, it brought back terrible memories and she was reluctant to talk about it at first. He confided in me that of course the physical pain hurt, but the emotional abuse was much worse than people would have ever imagined. He would insult her, question her every move, humiliate her, and basically control everything she did. I asked her why would you stay married to someone who constantly hurt you and humiliated you? At first she responded that it wasn't that bad, it was just little negative comments here and there, but as time went on the abuse got worse. He would hit her if her dinner wasn't ready on time, if the housework wasn't done properly, or even if she was on the phone with my mother instead of talking to him. She would continue to think it was her fault because he always blamed her for everything that went wrong, and when you hear that every day you start to believe it. It took her a while to realize that what was happening wasn't right and that she shouldn't be treated