<human>: Okay, so (fake names used) Jeremiah and Whitney get into arguments frequently and I'm worried about the severity of them. 

**A rough summary:** At first, when they got into arguments it would result in shouting. Over time, this escalated to Jeremiah hitting/smashing furniture, making threats and violently shaking her and finally to him choking her or holding her in place as he punches. It has gotten to the point where she is literally covered head to toe in bruises, having to constantly cover them with clothing. He doesn't even acknowledge this as wrong behaviour - he only apologises after she has to convince him. 

I have tried in the past to persuade Whitney to leave but, although she understands that it's bad, she doesn't think of it as abusive. In fact, she told me the only thing that bothers her is the restrictive clothing choices because of the constant need to cover the bruises up. Furthermore, she has mentioned multiple times that she does not want to leave the relationship; she does not see herself moving on unless he does something like cheat on her.

If you have any suggestions on how to go about this, that would be more than appreciated.

Can you give me a shortened version of the text?
<bot>: My friend doubts that she is in an abusive relationship, but I am convinced that she is. If you have any suggestions or ideas or anything at all please say because I just want for her to be safe.