The images of female abuse that we have been fed are those of a woman shoving and pushing, waving a panga or swinging a bucket full of hot water at a man. This may explain why even when it is obvious, men have a hard time recognising emotional abuse. PHOTO/FILE
The images of female abuse that we have been fed are those of a woman shoving and pushing, waving a panga or swinging a bucket full of hot water at a man. This may explain why even when it is obvious, men have a hard time recognising emotional abuse.
An abusive woman attacks a man’s authority and his manhood, which usually leaves him second guessing himself. A man who has been through it will tell you that being made to feel weak is more devastating than most forms of physical abuse.
According to batterredmen.com, the average man’s coping mechanism towards this kind of abuse is trying to get everything right to keep her happy which is unachievable and only leaves him stressed.
Josh Ndavi’s life with the woman he promised to love and cherish in front of his family and friends six years ago has been riddled with constant chaos.
She is loud and obnoxious, and she prefers to work out their issues in front of an audience. She expresses her anger through verbal abuse, criticism and sarcasm, and when she really needs to hurt him, she taunts his manhood.
