![Be aware too, that it can take time to leave when you are being abused.](/web/20161124153418im_/http://www.theage.com.au/content/dam/images/g/p/1/4/s/j/image.related.wideLandscape.460x259.gs5vc4.png/1477026654282.jpg)
How to leave an abusive partner
Leaving a relationship where you are being treated badly is rarely simple and it can be very dangerous. There are many ways to leave a partner and stay safe. For example, a most unlikely way to leave - but one which actually happened - was demonstrated by the woman who persuaded her abusive partner to let her take her small son for a tram ride. They hopped on the tram and just never returned! They went to a safe place and started a new life.