She married him because she is an idiot.

[Avalux]

59. She is not an idiot, she has made choices that are not in her best interest.

As someone who has been where Janay is, I am deeply offended that you would choose that word.

She lacks self love and self respect which keeps her tied to him, she has given up her power to him. In her mind, the reasons for staying with him seem perfectly reasonable and justified. Maybe she grew up in a home where domestic violence was the norm; maybe she has been a victim from a young age. Maybe she has weighed the pros and cons and told herself "he's nice to me most of the time, and he provides a fantastic lifestyle. I'm ok with an occasional smack in the face".

Whatever her thought processes, Janay doesn't think she is worthy of anything better or she'd leave. I hope she gets the help she needs, I hope she can learn to realize she doesn't really love and certainly doesn't need a man who treats her like an animal. It's taken me a long time to get to that place. I'd rather live under a bridge than go back to that.

I made bad choices, but I was never an idiot.