Originally posted by Karesch:
So what does one do. I've had to force myself to just take it. To take hold of my instinctive desire to defend myself and do absolutely nothing but ride it out, because in the end, who does the cops/judge/jury believe... the 5'5" 115lb woman who's wearing casts, or the 6' 250lb guy that doesn't have more than a couple bruises... So I've endured it
Karesch, you definitely are not alone in this.

Several years ago there was a program on television (and right now I'll be damned if I can remember the specifics) that told the stories of several men who were physically abused by their wives. But it's not like they were small men, or weak, or physically hindered in any way. All of them were beaten by women smaller and weaker than they were. One man when asked why he didn't try to stop her said, "I was brought up not to hit women." So, he "took" her abuse.

The thing is, all of them had emotional problems from the abuse virtually the same as people who are abused by someone stronger. Abuse is abuse, no matter the size of the abuser, and no matter the size of the abused.

For me, there is no mystery here. Yes, someone your size can be abused, and does suffer from it.

Thank you for sharing your story.