986
Abuse is abuse rule (lemmy.world)
submitted 22 hours ago by PugJesus@lemmy.world to c/196@lemmy.blahaj.zone
top 50 comments
sorted by: hot top controversial new old
[-] needthosepylons@lemmy.world 27 points 2 hours ago

Al..right. Let's do a little sanity check and let's see how up or downvoted is gets.

  1. It is absolutely true that violence against women is structurally endemic in our societies and they represent a large majority of domestic violence
  2. It is also absolutely true that domestic violence against men is clearly under-reported, to an unknown but significant extant
  3. It is absolutely true that abuse is abuse

Those assertions do not contradict each other.

[-] PugJesus@lemmy.world 12 points 2 hours ago

100% on all points

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 5 points 34 minutes ago

I am a 6'6'', 280lbs man and my ex-wife was a 4'7'' 97lbs woman. She would hit me and psychologically abuse me a lot, and nobody would give a shit because "how can she hurt you? You're such a big guy!"

She would use weapons, you bastards! She would hit me while I was asleep! She would hit me in the nuts! And even if it didn't always physically hurt, it definitely hurt in other ways. Fuck off with that mentality.

[-] LordWiggle@lemmy.world 4 points 34 minutes ago

I have been abused by both my mom and my partners. They took advantage of my insecurities, because of their insecurities. No one ever acknowledged it until recently. I have no trust in ever getting a relationship with someone who treats me equally. According to my therapists, I responded by turning into myself instead of developing a personality disorder. Apparently I'm too sweet.

[-] Maeve@midwest.social 1 points 24 minutes ago

I don't know that turning onward is a bad idea. It can be, if we get terrified and refuse to go deeper. What I mean is, grief work and rage work and all the icky stuff is necessary, as are breaks from the heaviness. Be gentle with yourself, friend.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 27 points 6 hours ago

I have a friend who I haven't been able to hang out with for several years because his wife is insane and posessive, and he's decided to just ride it out until the kids are all 18 so he can divorce her without having to pay her child support.

He'll still support his children, but he'll do it directly instead of through her.

[-] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 22 points 6 hours ago* (last edited 5 hours ago)

It’s me, your buddy - well maybe not your exact buddy but a dude living in this same scenario.

Please hang out when that last kid turns 18 and we are free. It’s horribly lonely and there is no one to help. Getting a divorce just means she gets everything including all the time in the world to manipulate the kids.

[-] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 13 points 5 hours ago

You don't happen to be an electrician and a central-Texas scuba enthusiast?

[-] Ragnarok314159@sopuli.xyz 12 points 5 hours ago

Close. Power grid engineer in the Midwest.

load more comments (11 replies)
load more comments
view more: next ›
this post was submitted on 05 Nov 2024
986 points (99.0% liked)

196

16423 readers
1990 users here now

Be sure to follow the rule before you head out.

Rule: You must post before you leave.

^other^ ^rules^

founded 1 year ago
MODERATORS