Men Are Abused Too
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Why can’t People See Men are Abused Too?
Because of the reports from women, men are seen as very violent. No one knows how violent women really are, but there are reports and investigations that show how violent women can be. If more men would report the assaults from women then there would be more knowledge on how men are abused. This is for the knowledge of those who aren’t aware of the amount of cases on violence against men from the women they are in relationships with... “271 scholarly investigations: 211 empirical studies and 60 reviews and/or analyses, which demonstrate that women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men in their relationships with their spouses or male partners. The aggregate sample size in the reviewed studies exceeds 365,000” (Fiebert).
There are many different relationships. Some relationships involve a man and a woman, woman and woman, and man and man. However, many see a relationship consisting of a man and woman. We all experience different emotions in relationships… happiness, sadness, anger, and sometimes confusion. Through that time we all are involved with that one that gives us the feeling that we are loved. Love… the word is defined in many ways by many different people. We work with our partner to maintain that feeling that makes the relationship grow. Sometimes trying to help that relationship evolve, people start to experience abuse which could be mental, emotional, verbal or physical. When relationships are to the point of abuse, the one encountering the abuse should flee from the relationship because the next time it could be worse, but that seldom happens. Most relationships revolve around abuse, and a great deal of the time the one being abused feels that love is being expressed at that moment, which in reality it isn’t. “According to statistics on spousal abuse, one-third to one-half of adult women has been abused by her spouse or significant other. It is estimated that over half of the...
Because of the reports from women, men are seen as very violent. No one knows how violent women really are, but there are reports and investigations that show how violent women can be. If more men would report the assaults from women then there would be more knowledge on how men are abused. This is for the knowledge of those who aren’t aware of the amount of cases on violence against men from the women they are in relationships with... “271 scholarly investigations: 211 empirical studies and 60 reviews and/or analyses, which demonstrate that women are as physically aggressive, or more aggressive, than men in their relationships with their spouses or male partners. The aggregate sample size in the reviewed studies exceeds 365,000” (Fiebert).
There are many different relationships. Some relationships involve a man and a woman, woman and woman, and man and man. However, many see a relationship consisting of a man and woman. We all experience different emotions in relationships… happiness, sadness, anger, and sometimes confusion. Through that time we all are involved with that one that gives us the feeling that we are loved. Love… the word is defined in many ways by many different people. We work with our partner to maintain that feeling that makes the relationship grow. Sometimes trying to help that relationship evolve, people start to experience abuse which could be mental, emotional, verbal or physical. When relationships are to the point of abuse, the one encountering the abuse should flee from the relationship because the next time it could be worse, but that seldom happens. Most relationships revolve around abuse, and a great deal of the time the one being abused feels that love is being expressed at that moment, which in reality it isn’t. “According to statistics on spousal abuse, one-third to one-half of adult women has been abused by her spouse or significant other. It is estimated that over half of the...