Originally Posted by eMOTIONal20

I've never been involved in any physically abusive relationship, so my experience on this is quite limited. I (a woman), however, used to be a very anger and destructive teenager, and remember hitting one of my friends (a man) at random times when he would annoy me or whenever I felt like it. I can't recall if I ever really hurt him, but I don't believe he ever thought to hit back. I can imagine the thoughts going through his head could've been along the lines of, "If I hit a girl, then I'm an asshole, disgusting, and someone would think horribly of me if I hit a girl." Yet, here I was, punching him in the stomach and trying to knee him in the groin whenever I felt like it. The idea that he might not of fought back because society/parents/friends told him he shouldn't ever hit a woman, disturbs me a little. I took advantage of someone without even realizing I did-- his personality, his weaknesses, and his gender.