What does an abusive relationship look like?

It looks and feel: Restriction, being belitteled, physical abuse, being kept away from family, withholding of finances all thisis control and abuse. With the abusee thinking it's love, or being scared to leave due to threats. All abuse scnarios are diffrent but they all have a common theme. Controlling some else. In some cases if children are involved they are abused too.

Power and control: There are many facets of abuse; most revolve around power and control. Examples include coercion, threats, isolation, emotional abuse, and/or intimidation. Economic abuse is not uncommon where one party controls the other's access to money/resources. Children may be used as part of manipulation to inflict guilt, or control the partner. Minimizing, blaming, and denying the abuse are common.