"I didn't sleep that night
I held my pillow tight
Now trust me when i say, you have been told
I'm telling you never to touch me no more
Never no more"
Those are the lyrics to Never No More by the late Aaliyah. I always felt that song should have allowed society to address the secret problem that plagued some relationships: Domestic Violence/ Relationship Abuse. I even thought with the whole Chris Brown Rihanna Situation, the media would use this as a learning opportunity, instead they chose to boost their ratings. The problem remains.
I've thought about posting this draft for sometime and didn't. The one thing Rihanna had right during her interview is that domestic violence is embarressing.
I once asked on Twitter: How many of you have been in an abusive relationship. Many of the people I followed answered: I have....
I think most people can say that they have been involved in an unhealthy relationship. For some reason we correlate that degree of unhealthiness with the extent of our love for the other person and vice versa. In reality, we are coping. We are denying the truth a path to our hearts and minds by covering the trails with emotion ridden pleas. "But he loves me, but he said he will never do it again" Love shouldn't have to be explained.
I remember telling people that I had once been slapped... each person I told said the same thing...it was your mouth wasn't it. I laughed it off because while they were in fact truthful, I still hadn't deserved it. I will admit that I would come to throw punches but that first time was completely unwarranted. Its that reason why I believe a man who hits a woman is like a dog who first tastes blood. It only takes that one time and that dog should be put down. Crossing that line that first time changes everything. Sure he's sorry and you see he's sorry but you now know he's capable of hitting you and your behavior changes because of it. He now has less reserve in the future and will probably hit you again. Because he can.
It is never OK to hit someone. A man shouldn't raise his hands to a woman but a woman shouldn't either. Love hurts but it doesn't leave physical bruises.
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