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by YoungOne on March 23rd, 2006

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What can you do to avoid getting into an abusive relationship?

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  • by Robert McLaren on March 23rd, 2006

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    In addition to some of the excellent advice already posted by Orange Mango and others, I'd like to offer a practical means to avoiding bad relationships as well. In my experience, the majority of abusive people have come out of abusive or significantly disfunctional family relationships. This goes for abusive men AND abusive women. In the course of your relationship, get to know the family of your boyfreind/girlfreind and observe the type of people they are and their family dynamic. Healthy and well-balanced kids tend to come from healthy and well-balanced parents. Pay special attention to how a kid interacts with the parent of the opposite sex. A guy that is disrespectful of his mom is not likely to be respectful to his wife or girlfreind. There are no guarantees, of course, but if you're seeing someone with a bad family background the chances are greater that the cycle will be repeated. The most optimistic of us might say that anyone can overcome a rough childhood, and that is true, but the odds are against you.

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    • As you say, there are no guarantees. Too bad so many women believe that they can change or rescue a man.

      Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog

      by Grandma Roses - my avatar is my real dog on March 24th, 2006

    • Excellent points! Once an abuser ALWAYS an abuser. Best to steer clear. They don't change.

      Answers101

      by Answers101 on March 27th, 2006

    • this is it, right here..if theres no respect for mom, there will be no respect for girl/guy

      cindyandray

      by cindyandray on March 27th, 2006

    • Right about that! You want a mate respectful to their opposite sex parent, but not crazy about it! It kinda says it all!

      MyKinKStar

      by MyKinKStar on March 29th, 2006

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