A Handcuff Called Love Showing love and care for another human being in gentle and enduring ways is tough business. Since love is a feeling, an emotion, a commitment with no manual, it can become a gift or a punishment. Love is complex with invisible, and sometimes unfathomable, motives. Behind love is hidden a whole…
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Healthy Relationships Healthy relationship between two partners stems from love and mutual respect for each other. One needs to show mutual respect. Value each other’s opinions. Trust each other. Support each other’s rights and goals. Need to be honest and admit if wrong. Seek solutions to conflict those are mutually satisfactory. Willingness to compromise. Have…
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Virtually all the experts who have studied the dynamics of Domestic Violence and abuser personality agree that the goal of the abuser is power and control over his partner. Also, abusive men almost universally deny or minimize the abuse and blame the woman. There are many factors and forces operating at different levels between the…
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Helping today’s children build healthy relationships in their adult life As parents or guardians we need to sow the seeds of healthy relationships in our kids from their childhood, because studies have shown that aspects of domestic violence can appear long be- fore they get into a relationship. We can raise sons who are strong,…
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PHYSICAL ABUSE CAN MEAN ● Dealing with multiple abusers; severe isolation because the woman has left the home country and thus her support systems; complete abandonment; hy- per-exploitation of women including elderly women’s household labor; with-holding healthcare and medication; and the mistreatment of widows. ● Mothers can be threatened with the kidnapping of their children; lose…
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