It's good to have solid numbers. They are helpful when discussing the issue with idiots people who claim women cry domestic violence so they can bankrupt their husbands in divorce court.

When I got my first job in an electronics assembly plant long ago, I was a newly married 18 year old. There had been some violent incidents between me and my husband. Shortly after I started work, another employee's ex caught up with her in the parking lot after her shift and beat the crap out of her. Although she was…

Costs and court procedures vary a great deal from state to state. Here in Oklahoma, the cost is about $175, but the cost is now assessed to the defendant and it's up to the court to collect. Victims pay nothing. However, in the years the study was done the costs could be assessed to either party or split at the…

Christian buttcheeks only.

I wonder if that's because you didn't want a wedding, you wanted to be married, which is not necessarily the same thing. I once had a colleague who spent more than two years helping to plan her daughter's wedding. They went way beyond their means finding the perfect venue, dress, flowers, etc.. The prospective bride…

Well, this yarn had me hooked.

They use "Oh, that's different" said with totally flat affect here in Oklahoma, too. I've had it used on me more than once.

I love that song!

I wonder why Reinhilda waited to escape until the prince showed up. She did all the work and could easily have gotten away by herself.

I am an advocate for rape victims, and while I wish there was a foolproof way to be safe, there just isn't. Lots of the traditional advice such as hang heavy curtains, don't walk at night alone, etc. doesn't work for everybody all the time. A woman may only be able to afford a low-rent apartment with no security…

I don't think there is anything wrong with letting them learn self defense, which is what RAD seems to be, but keep in mind most rapists are known to the victim. Women of all ages are not only raped by their intimate partners or men they date, but by classmates, ministers, bosses, co-workers, and even relatives. You…

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When I read your first paragraph I got this awesome mental picture of nuns involved in fisticuffs.

Well, as a person with years of working with victims of domestic violence, and as a former survivor, I would ten times rather walk one of my victims through a courthouse procedure than deal with a bride to be. The victims I work with are traumatized, but they are also courageous and determined to rebuild their lives.…

That was my thought. It was an unfortunate comparison, but I think it was misinterpreted. If she had asked a friend or more experience person to read the letter I suspect they would have called her on it. I have worked with victims of domestic violence for years and, all other things being equal, I would probably hire…

Your wife is going out of town by herself, is an awesome, friendly and outgoing person, yet you didn't buy her a chastity belt?

I am sorry for your loss, and sorry you had to travel across the country to receive the medical care you needed.

I have a young relative who claims God was a deadbeat dad. He got Mary pregnant (by one means or another) yet Jesus was raised by his stepfather, who was apparently a responsible working man. Nowhere in the bible that I know of does it say God paid any child support.

I'm beginning to feel conflicted about this. I've been at my job for a number of years, and my current boss has replaced all the outgoing staff members with people who are Christian, Republican and belong to the particular Lodge that she belongs to. I am none of these things and I'm beginning to feel more and more…

What I see here is a young woman, desperate to get away from an unhappy home life, attracted to an older man who provides her with a safe place away from her abusive stepfather, provides her with lots of attention and pampers her with luxuries. I suspect an attraction would have taken place with or without the genetic…