Quote Originally Posted by ashtonDs View Post
...Years ago there was a feminist former friend of mine who that told me out right that only a woman can be abused, and only men can be abusers, therefore I deserved what I got...

*sigh* What pure ignorance and insensitivity! In fact, I believe, it's always much harder for a man to deal with being abused than a woman, since our society views women as in much more need of protection than men.

Mmmm.. what an incredibly interesting topic you're raised here, ashtonDS; one that probably deserves it's own heading. How about starting a thread on this? *s*