An abusive relationship knows no gender. It can happen in every single combination of people who decide they want to spend time together. That means friendships can be abusive, as well as romantic relationships.
For the purposes of our discussion today, we’re going to focus on the female being abusive towards the male in a romance relationship. Because according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline, “1 in 7 men (13.8%) aged 18 and older in the United States have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime,” AND “more than 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the United States have experienced rape, physical violence and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime.”
So, it’s important to make sure that women also acknowledge their role in abusive relationships and make sure they try and break the cycle.
Tumblr user Exposing-The-Bullsh^t recently put this list together, and it’s worth a look…
The post got reblogged over 430K times and here are some of the best reactions…
1. Nothing wrong with losing “friends” over this…
2. She’s seen this first hand…
3. Yep. It’s not really about gender or sexuality.
4. Important stuff is important!
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What do you think?
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