Not by whoring around. If you do, you only prolong what they did and feed memories with more of the same. That they treated her badly does not mean that she has to do the same to herself.
I'd hardly call having a first husband at such a young age and then children (trying to be a good Catholic) and then a second husband "whoring around", would you?
People get confused and go with the feelings of the time.
Not everybody has that mentality, anonymous, you know to let it all go. Sure, you'll feel bitter for a while but with age it fades away.
I don't defend alcoholics ever and I don't defend drug users ever but when there are boundaries pushed then ANYTHING can make you tick but it's a contradictory game because ANY excuse that you ever make is you "excuse, excuse". However, the abuse is usually from the past in some cases and it's carried through, not that it's genetic, but simply through thinking "This is the norm" and wham! You're knee deep in Frosty Jacks, smack needles and bribing prostitutes.