Domestic violence remains a common phenomena, especially in a predominantly Asian culture of Singapore. Exchanges of verbal abuse and physical blows happen regularly in the families and some even made it to the courts. Anyone of us would remember our neighbors gossiping of so and so living not somewhere faraway who beats up his wife regularly. Social welfare groups island wide, is trying their best to educate families that suffer from domestic violence, and it is already such an uphill fight.
Whatever the reason being for violence: jealousy, anger, discipline or disagreement, they are all unacceptable. The idea of acouple exchanging blow is fine, but only when they are on an action movie or on a kickboxing ring. But not when it is on the privacy of their bedroom after a shagging session.
Boyfriends don't get physically abusive just over a single event that suddenly brings the monster out in him. It is often because of certain "trigger factors" that a person would metamorphosize into this sort of violent personality.
Whatever the "trigger factors" are, physical abuse can be a form of warped assurance towards one person by his spouse of his dominance. This is very apparent in cases of which a couple have a drawn a very fixed role of dominance and submission (i.e. complete active top and complete passive bottom). In some rare cases actually the passive partner derive a sense of contentment from physical abuse, as it also reassure them that they are the weaker and passive one.
It is obvious that a man who hits his partner, take his partner for granted. Like most men, whose wife depends on them for a living, they know that they can stretch their transgression to the very limit. Their spouse will not leave them, as the financial and emotional survival of their partner depends on them. A survey on families that have domestic violence shown that 72% of the victims are housewives without any personal income. Counter-dependence is key to a relationship that can avoid this kind of problem.
No one should tolerate physical violence, and experts agree that people who do take pleasure from inflicting or receiving these abuses are considered to suffer a certain degree of mental condition.
Change your attitude in the way you treat each other, relieve each other's stress don't give each other more of it. And identify problems such as stress, disorders and emotional issues that may instigate a violent clash. It is only when two parties work together that this problem can be resolved without a break up.
Don't take matters in your own hands, Domestic Violence is an offence......