Re: Am i jealous?
Must be hard for men who suffer physical abuse .. not the macho image to report. Hope in the future they will now be encouraged to do so, and will not finish up as per Flashy's close experience of the brother-in-law's brother .. how very sad.
Luckily, my daughter was strong enough to get out of her marriage to a complete 'nutter' after a few months of marriage ... think kicking her downstairs and breaking her jaw when she was eight months pregnant did the trick. These men always appear to be so amenable to the outside world, and lots of her friends wouldn't believe the abuse she suffered initially.
A large percentage I think is based on some sort of mental illness, as experiences I have been involved in have had similar 'symptoms'. Walter Mitty character, lots of lies upon lies that build up their kudos. Fanatical jealousy, accusing the wife of having it off, for example, with the washer repair man, not wanting them to wear too much make up or allowing them to go out with friends, criticising jobs done in the house and meals prepared. Absolute control freaks. This sound familiar ?
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