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The first two months of Deborah Thomson’s relationship with her ex-husband appeared to be pulled straight from the pages of a romance novel. “He was the most attentive, romantic, wonderful appearing person that any misgivings I had ... they soon disappeared,” she told 7 NEWS .com.au. By the time she realised it was all an act, it was too late. “I became so conditioned to acting the way he wanted me to so that he wouldn’t become angry,” she said.
5 years before she finally left with her girls and moved interstate to build a new life. There are myriad reasons why victims stay. “It’s not because they want to, but they feel they have to,” Thomson said. “There’s a housing crisis, there’s so little support availability and the support that is available has a waiting list that’s months long.
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