The man you love could be a wife-beater
August 12th, 2008 by janine-kyle12The man you love could be a wife-beater
Before you exchange “I dos” with the man you love, think hard first- he could be a wife-beater.
A woman should know how to find out if the man she loves could someday be a wife-beater.
These are the following signs:
• if the man hurts you physically on purpose.
• If he has a bad temper or if he gets angry and vents his anger on somebody else; someday that temper could be directed at you.
• If he says nobody else would want you except him because of your looks.
• If he has mood swings, sweet one day and all of sudden very mean.
• If he destroys your self-confidence or calls you names in private or in front of other people.
• If he treats you like a servant or holds stereotyped views on female and male roles.
• If he force you break the law
• If he encourages your self-doubt by telling you your mistakes.
• Intimidates you with menacing gestures or weapons.
• If he tells you to stop doing your usual activities or hobbies.
• If he checks up on you and keeps track of where you are and who you go out with
• If he blames you for his anger
• If he panics at the idea of breaking up with you.
Abusive boyfriends who would turn out to be abusive husbands usually break down and cry when they are threatened with a breakup.
This is usually the tool they make to make women “emotional prisoners”
Healthy— and safe- relationships are not based on power and control but on the room available for personal growth of the couple
By Dr. Nora Cortez head of Kalakasan (kababaihan laban sa karahasan)
