You are absolutely correct about abusers being master manipulators. It's so tough to see that.
Woman A isn't a friend of mine or anything. This guy is someone I know whose wife is very good friends with Woman A. So I offered to help by having this Woman A move to my guest room so she can move forward in a new life.
Guess not. sigh
I have absolutely no control over this situation. Woman A lives several states away.
I can imagine that the abuser will shower Woman A with affection and attention for a couple of days then go right back to his old, cruel ways.
Hopefully Woman A will really wake up and find the courage to step on his face and LEAVE him for GOOD.
There's only so much we can do from a great distance.