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> not one had a non male aggressor Decades ago I briefly dated an extremely physically abusive woman. Nearly killed me a couple times. I ended it. Not a single
by droithomme 7y ago
> not one had a non male aggressor
Decades ago I briefly dated an extremely physically abusive woman. Nearly killed me a couple times. I ended it. Not a single person has the slightest bit of sympathy over this. I've never struck a woman but maybe I should have in self defense. If I had though I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever I would have been reported, arrested, and imprisoned, regardless of all facts.
- octokatt 7y agoHey, from an internet stranger, I'm sorry this happened to you. That's a terrible situation, made worse by the culture around you. I hope you've found support since then; if you haven't, here's my anonymous support. Here are links to finding more support: https://malesurvivor.org https://malesurvivor.org https://victimconnect.org https://victimconnect.org http://www.mensadviceline.org.uk http://www.mensadviceline.org.uk
- superqd 7y agoFrom an early age, my dad told my brothers and me, ALL the time that we should never hit a girl or woman. Ever. He drilled into us that there is never a reason to do this. Fast forward to high school and college, and I freeze when a woman gets physically aggressive and starts to seem violent. A part of my brain expects to fight back, but years of inculcation of the mantra, "never hit a woman" stopped me from responding (and it's not quite in my nature to run). So I just tried to shrug it off while such things happened. But, yeah, people should not hit people, unless in self defense, etc. Definitely if someone is attacking you it should not matter their sex when defending yourself. Ideally, anyway.