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Gottman talked about this particular study with such enthusiasm and detailed recall, it was as if the results came in yesterday. "Here's another thing that surprised us," he said. "The violence decreased over time, so we thought, Oh, maybe this problem just takes care of itself. But we were wrong. Once a perpetrator has frightened the victim, they don't have to use as much violence to get control.