IMO, Misty was abused, but for whatever reason, she didn't seem to see herself as a victim. Maybe because she was so young & Ron was so much older? her family background & upbringing? I went to school with a really sweet, really pretty girl who had an older bf that beat on her. She would get mad, say she wasn't gonna put up with it anymore, but she kept going back. They got married had kids, 2 young grandkids, & she finally decided to leave. Well, he had other plans. He took her out, shot her, called a friend & told him she had been messing around on him, & confessed to killing her. He then shot & killed himself. & here's the weird part. Their kids treated their dad, like he was the one who had been wronged, & didn't blame him at all. The obituary was so slanted, & talked about how he loved his family, & hers said that she loved decorating. They even had a joint funeral & burial for them. All situations aren't like this, I'm sure, but family pressure & guilt trips, can make people stay a lot longer, than they want.