Quote Originally Posted by IAN 2411 View Post
I would like to point out that domestic abuse against the male is normally phychologicle [yes I have spelt that wrong] and not physical.
I do not know what you mean about 'normally' - as was said, there is one dead man per day from domestic violence, methinks that's a lot of people!

If you assume that mental violence is happening a lot more than that, then there is something wrong with relationships in general, I'd say. And maybe there is. If you have a power balance based on society backing men and men being stronger and women talking better, and you then take away the society backed power balance and the right to violence, then what is left?

Mutual respect and love seems to be out, according to this. Is that really true?

I would think that a lot of male spouses don't realise it is taking place until it is too late. Why is this thread defending the little woman with the sharp tongue once more???....I could put my finger on two men that are living close to me that are mentaly abused, but I couldn't put my finger on one woman that is being phyically abused. What are the odds of that? I was originally told about them by a woman, [stamping out the, ITS A MANS THING].
Be well IAN 2411
Did not this thread start with males being abused physically?
I also do not see this thread as a competition about who is worst to each other. Lots of women are being beaten in the home, that is a fact. A new fact (if it is new) has now come out, that men are also being beaten - to death. Is there a point in discussing who is the most dead?

As for the sharp tongue you may have a point. Historically that was what you had, as a women. And that is still what you are left with, if you are told to sit, and not run around or use your head for other than language. Please note that this is not an excuse for bad behaviour! There is no excuse for not respecting your mate.

I just happended to see a program about men who felt suppressed by women, in particular about their sharp tongues.

I totally agree that if a man feels his wife or partner does not respect him, he should leave. No good relationship can exist without mutual respect.

But I also feel that maybe men should take in some more virtues than what is traditionally considered masculine. Give yourselves some more space for other things, such as language, art, children, whatever. And you will catch up in the areas where you now feel behind.