New Posts For Thread: Woman Assaults, Threatens Boyfriend...http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend......then tries to claim that it wasn't domestic abuse because she's a woman attacking a man.Something that some of the people who made comments on the article seem to agree with.Really? Is that what society's like right now?Abuse is abuse, no matter what kind it is, verbal, physical, sexual, mental, male or female. It is wrong, hurtful in so many ways, scarring and gutting your self esteem and ability to function. It can take years to overcome it, coming to terms with ihttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=521281685#521281685Abuse is abuse, no matter what kind it is, verbal, physical, sexual, mental, male or female. It is wrong, hurtful in so many ways, scarring and gutting your self esteem and ability to function. It can take years to overcome it, coming to terms with iTue, 26 Jun 2012 17:10:16 -0500My SIL used to punch my brother in the arm. She was a twit. Hitting is hitting and it is wrong.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=521249223#521249223My SIL used to punch my brother in the arm. She was a twit. Hitting is hitting and it is wrong.Mon, 25 Jun 2012 20:11:55 -0500i agree with TPaine; hitting is hitting, assault is assault. Gender is irrelevant.Now, let me preface what i'm about to say by stating clearly that i've never hit a woman, and never intend to.But.In the INSTANT a woman thinks she's man enough to THRhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=521227099#521227099i agree with TPaine; hitting is hitting, assault is assault. Gender is irrelevant.Now, let me preface what i'm about to say by stating clearly that i've never hit a woman, and never intend to.But.In the INSTANT a woman thinks she's man enough to THRMon, 25 Jun 2012 09:41:06 -0500This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=521143369#521143369This thread was moved from the Hot Topics Zone.Fri, 22 Jun 2012 21:33:07 -0500This attitude is one of the reasons men feel stuck in abusive relationships. Unlike women, they're not 'allowed' to defend themselves and they're seen as weak if they admit they're being abused.My mom taught me that if I hit a man I should expect tohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=520858887#520858887This attitude is one of the reasons men feel stuck in abusive relationships. Unlike women, they're not 'allowed' to defend themselves and they're seen as weak if they admit they're being abused.My mom taught me that if I hit a man I should expect toFri, 15 Jun 2012 12:41:33 -0500This attitude is one of the reasons men feel stuck in abusive relationships. Unlike women, they're not 'allowed' to defend themselves and they're seen as weak if they admit they're being abused.My mom taught me that if I hit a man I should expect tohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=520857603#520857603This attitude is one of the reasons men feel stuck in abusive relationships. Unlike women, they're not 'allowed' to defend themselves and they're seen as weak if they admit they're being abused.My mom taught me that if I hit a man I should expect toFri, 15 Jun 2012 12:11:08 -0500This attitude is one of the reasons men feel stuck in abusive relationships. Unlike women, they're not 'allowed' to defend themselves and they're seen as weak if they admit they're being abused.My mom taught me that if I hit a man I should expect tohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=520855911#520855911This attitude is one of the reasons men feel stuck in abusive relationships. Unlike women, they're not 'allowed' to defend themselves and they're seen as weak if they admit they're being abused.My mom taught me that if I hit a man I should expect toFri, 15 Jun 2012 11:32:44 -0500This attitude is one of the reasons men feel stuck in abusive relationships. Unlike women, they're not 'allowed' to defend themselves and they're seen as weak if they admit they're being abused.My mom taught me that if I hit a man I should expect tohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=520778959#520778959This attitude is one of the reasons men feel stuck in abusive relationships. Unlike women, they're not 'allowed' to defend themselves and they're seen as weak if they admit they're being abused.My mom taught me that if I hit a man I should expect toWed, 13 Jun 2012 10:56:21 -0500I once had a girlfriend who could get abusive, and even violent.I was raised by the principle that a man does not raise his hand to a woman.So, I never did hit her back. I did restrain her a couple of times, to keep her from hitting me.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=520760407#520760407I once had a girlfriend who could get abusive, and even violent.I was raised by the principle that a man does not raise his hand to a woman.So, I never did hit her back. I did restrain her a couple of times, to keep her from hitting me.Tue, 12 Jun 2012 19:31:26 -0500It was probably more so back in the old days, when men wouldn't admit to being hit by a woman.On the whole, we've improved in this respect over the years. Now women can get in trouble for domestic abuse, too.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/43921/29170067/Woman_Assaults,_Threatens_Boyfriend...?post_id=520726863#520726863It was probably more so back in the old days, when men wouldn't admit to being hit by a woman.On the whole, we've improved in this respect over the years. Now women can get in trouble for domestic abuse, too.Mon, 11 Jun 2012 22:25:32 -0500