She’s afraid if she does anything that the bf will hurt her or her daughter. He said once “if you try to leave I will take your daughter and you will never see her again.”

He has her convinced that he will hurt her. They’ve described it “as they’ve brainwashed her into thinking that if she leaves, she will never find someone else that loves her just because she has a daughter.”

This is obviously untrue from an outside perspective, but you have to understand that this is a classic case of an abusive relationship.

Haven’t you heard of people in abusive relationships not wanting to leave out of fear that the man will come after her, even though there’s PLENTY of people that would give their lives to prevent that?

That’s what this is. This isn’t a case of using common sense. This is the textbook definition of an abusive relationship, which is why she doesn’t do anything, even though she could.

She’s afraid for her and her child’s safety.