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by Anonymous on January 24th, 2008
Same reason women hit men. To dominate and control the person they are hitting.
by JTP on November 8th, 2007
Many Many Many reasons. While I will never condone hitting women, I think it would be prudent to realize that domestic violence is pretty much committed equally by both sexes, so I must ask, why do woman hit men.
I digress, my whole point is that steriotyping people doesn't work, there are millions of reasons a man might hit a woman, just like there are a million reasons a woman might hit a man.
by subtle on November 12th, 2007
I was an abused woman for eight years. I find this question somewhat odd... because it should also ask:
Why do women hit men? I know so many women that abuse their boyfriend/husband... it is no longer a one-way street when it comes to domestic abuse.
by spiff on December 9th, 2007
Same reasons that women hit men. These people don't have the coping tools to handle the anger, jealousy, anyother emotion that causes them to become violent.
by Anonymous on November 8th, 2007
Men that hit women are useless pieces of **** that do not deserve the priveledge of drawing breath.
by Anonymous on November 8th, 2007
The ones who do that are not really "Men." They are gutless pussies !
by DA BEN DAN yanggui zi on November 8th, 2007
I think that it is a complex subject. I would imagine that men who do so suffer from low self-esteem and have not learned any anger management skills. They probably have also learned by example from their upbringing..I think that they feel that they have little control over their life and destiny.
by Sheriff Raff -Answerhag on November 8th, 2007
Because they cannot make a valid point through wit and reason, they must resort to acting like a maniacal barbaraian.
by I love my baby on November 8th, 2007
Men dont. That would be called a wussy.
by Chezter is going to save the Redheads on November 9th, 2007
If it's anywhere near me, then it's likely because they want to die
by Mr. Meaulnes on November 8th, 2007
The reasons for domestic violence vary quite a bit from case to case.
In my experience though, many of the so called "Men" (And the so called "Women, there are a fair number of them out there as well) who abuse their partners/family members do so because of some mix of the following:
1-Self-Esteem issues.
They feel the need to assert their own worth by physically and psychologically dominating others.
It's a form of co-dependency, the abuser relies on their victim/s to establish their own identity and self-worth. Often times, abusers driven primarily by these kinds of issues focus more on mental abuse, with physical abuse coming in mainly as a secondary means psychological domination.
They'll often use physical abuse in part of a "Regimine" of sorts to break down their victim's own self-worth, trying (And sadly, all too often succeeding) to convince their victim that they "Deserved It".
2-Anger and self-control issues.
Sometimes, it's just a matter of them having a lot of repressed anger and aggression, either because of outside stressors in their lives that they take out on their supposed love ones, or because of...
3-Inherent misconceptions about how a healthy relationship is supposed to work.
Many people, for whatever reasons, just don't have the proper respect for their partners' independence, and see a relationship more as a matter of "Ownership" than of partnership.
Usually, any given abuser will have a mix of all these factors.
by Zack on November 8th, 2007
Cowards always pick on people smaller or what they think is the weaker person. I guarantee you that if they came up againest me, they would piss in their pants. Cowards are like that.
by PocketNut is as sure as a peanut on February 13th, 2011
I think you mean 'Why do *some* men beat women', because I most certainly never have and the plural of 'woman' is 'women'.
To answer the question, because they are bullies and cowards, they feel the need to control and dominate women using violence, although in some instances they might feel 'might makes right', they should realise that at some point they will have to sleep, at which point their physical strength counts for nothing.
by Spunts.answered 67 questions in 1 hour. on November 9th, 2007
a woman is like a drum,if you don't beat it,you cannot hear the sound.
by Mequel on November 8th, 2007
Weakness. The dictionary says weakness is: an inadequate or defective quality, as in a person's character; a fault or defect.
by Stephen on November 8th, 2007
I've read through discussions like this before, on other forums throughout the web.
I seen that the most common answers are:
To stay in control of her.
So she continuously shows him respect.
To ensure that she won't leave him.
To ensure that she won't cheat on him.
These are the characteristics of a Cro-Magnum.
These men should have their hands removed so they can't hit. And be castrated so they can't reproduce.
My advice for a woman in that situation... Get out as soon as you can, and don't look back.
by wander-er-er the vulcanologist on November 8th, 2007
POWER. DOMINANCE. IDIOCY.
by Anonymous on July 30th, 2008
Why do women hit men? Either way it is because a person has no control and needs help but usually refuses to get it and blames the other person.
by Gaby D. on July 12th, 2008
A guy that hits a girl its for o reasons
1. he knows in him self she s like a treasure and makes him feel useless because he is better than her or jealous of who you are or of you or maybe even that he is jealous and only once you for him self and no share you with n one and be completely antisocial not even share time with friends or family... witch means he knows you area treasure that he knows he docent deserve
2. he does it because its in his ego that the women has to be inferior than a man
3. he docent give a shit about you or even love you he just uses you
if you know of any dude that hit a girl because he is to scared to hit a guy or hit a girl for no reason at all call me I will deal with him
by Agent 99 on May 21st, 2008
I would guess it is a complex issue with a combination of reasons. There are many women who also hit men. On another site similar to this one I saw multiple answers by women who said they would "beat" their husbands if he woke them up in the middle of the night for sex. As a teacher in middle school I can tell you there are many young boys about to be men who have to take all manner of disrespectful treatment from their mothers and fathers. Mostly their mothers as many of them don't live with their fathers. I pray all the time these young guys don't grow up hating and hurting women but I could understand if they did.
by Mr n Mrs M... on March 17th, 2008
Coz we told them twice!
Joke...
I do not condone violence against anyone, its wrong.
by The Reverend Soleil on March 17th, 2008
Hey -- it's a two-way street, man!
My first wife used to beat on me all the time...at least, until the day I finally got mad enough that I was ready to hit back...
by Wild One on March 17th, 2008
They don't, real men do not hit women
by Jane on March 12th, 2008
because dinner wasn't ready in time???
by I love my baby on December 9th, 2007
Men don't, those people are called losers. The same for females hitting males.
by Anonymous on November 9th, 2007
Men who hit women will do so for any number of reasons and more often than not, feel they don't need a reason.
They do it to retaliate, to control, to dominate, to give themselves a sense of strength or power over the abused person. They do it because they lack control of their emotions -> prior to and during the abuse they simply cannot think calmly or rationally enough to stop or walk away.
It's sad and horrible and heartbreaking and any man who who is unable to control his anger or who is having difficulty in doing so, should seriously look into and make every effort to get professional help with that.
by buxtonite ..slowly losing my mind on November 8th, 2007
well for a start they are NOT men at all they are scum ...I know some females provoke the shit out of some males but they should have the balls to walk away ...that takes the wind straight out of the cows sails .... but there is never ever an excuse to hit a female
by slothmister on November 8th, 2007
Because they deserve it! lol
No, seriously, its an insecurity thing! The only men that hit their woman seriously are simply insecure about themselves. They need to find a way to show their dominance and supposed superiority over them.
The same thing is true for woman who hit their men!
by Yahoo Answers Is A Fraud on November 8th, 2007
I think it's because men want to control everything.
by Marcie on November 8th, 2007
Real men don't.
P*ssies who can't hold their own in a mental match often resort to it.
by susieq47 on July 17th, 2008
Men hit women because they have low self esteem.They know they can't beat on a guy so they show how tuff they are by hitting a female.
by frequentuser on June 3rd, 2008
because they're demons
by TrollPriest on April 5th, 2008
Because you should have listened the first three times.
by Janie on March 20th, 2008
Men hit women for several different reasons...one reason is because they are insecure with theirselfs...another reason is because they cheat on their women and feel guilty so they take it out on the woman...and the most comand reason a man hits a women is for the control they need over the woman...some men om this earth think women are here to jump at their ewvery command...They are sick in the head...
by friend2umon on March 20th, 2008
Though the behavior is abhorrent, "hitting" is hardly gender specific...many women "hit" men, "hit" each other, "hit" their children...etc...
...the question might be better phrased as follows:
why do people resort to violence to solve their problems?
by car audio crazy on March 17th, 2008
cause the women hit the man first
by American-In-Training on February 26th, 2008
For whatever the actual reason (but its never acceptable anyway for a man to hit a woman, regardless of the reason), its usually because most men know that women won't hit back.
by Anonymous on February 22nd, 2008
For the same reason that women hit men. It's a two way street folks.
by Sleepyhead on November 9th, 2007
Cause they dont have enough ball to hit a man.
by Anonymous on November 9th, 2007
Because men's emotional health as a practise is still just budding. You'd be amazed at the medley of psychoses, neuroses, and pathological tendencies ones parental and young social environment can distill in someone. Most men hit women because they only know how to deal with their pent up static by translating it into something physical, since physical interaction is what's appropriate for men. After all, we don't want men getting all girly and go back to being Greek boy-fsckers where everything is fruity, now do we? after all, it's WEAKNESS!!!
by Talimze on November 8th, 2007
Because they don't think that women have the ability to hit back; the field is tilted in their favor.
That, children, is why God made testicles.
by DarkMusclePrince on December 7th, 2008
Because those men are cowards
by Sandman on September 10th, 2008
MEN don't hit women. Gutless bastards hit women.
by The Infamous Johnny on July 30th, 2008
i probly answered this one already or a question like this
not all men hit women, and women also hit men!!! so dont group us all together. I had a teacher who was beaten almost to death by his wife. She was arrested for it! Its caused by either high stress and the person is trying to release it on someone by force or lack of self control.
by SqurlprtsUSMC on July 28th, 2008
there's a lot of quick almost knee jerk reaction answers to your question.
The root of the issue is that men are abusive physically while women are abusive verbally. This is just a difference in the sexes. How often have you seen a guy, even if he doesn't hit a woman, will become much more violent in his reactions. This is how guys are wired.
Women on the other hand have a much stronger command of language and communication and will often say the most hurtful thing possible at the time to do her damage. This is how women are wired.
There are of course exceptions to the rule but as a whole, men are physically expressive, women are verbally expressive.
by BagmanBob on July 17th, 2008
It's a form of passion in the bedroom but a form of disrespect in general
by VS Angel aka Mrs. Stealth Intelligence on July 17th, 2008
For the same reason women hit men: CONTROL.
It's all about control :(
by Real on July 17th, 2008
Because there STUPID!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I Hate Guys Like That ASSHOLESSSSSSS!!!!!!!!!!1
by justus on July 9th, 2008
Because they grew up in a home where this type of behavior was modeled for them. I have presided over 10,000 domestic violence cases, and this is the number one problem in ending the cycle of violence. It is self perpetuating
by Froggy on April 27th, 2008
I see a lot of hate in this thread, i read them all, if women present this kind of hate to their man, i can see why they hit you. And i didn't see any woman defend the fact that they hit their man first. Do unto others as you would have them do unto you.
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You gave the answer I was thinking of. Exactly. The opposite is true, but not discussed openly as much as men hitting women.
by pam i am on January 27th, 2008
Guys don't talk about it as much and in many cases they don't suffer the same level of physical damage that the majority of women do, so people tend to not take it as seriously.
by Anonymous on January 27th, 2008
Great answer!
by Babycakes on July 26th, 2008
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by Anonymous on July 26th, 2008
I have been a=in many abusive relationship, but my last one is the worst by far...
I never been hit so many times and so hard like this before.
My comment is...
I think got to be more than just power.
by Brazilian woman on January 12th, 2009
It´s a point, but also a simplification. The cultural norms of women using violence and men using violence are different, and can factor in. Anyhow, it´s a complexe subject but at the same time simple: It´s wrong to hit.
by Nick A Balloon on November 2nd, 2009