My experience has been that the abuse follows the abuser, not the victim. Yes, some women do have more than one abusive relationship, but this seems to reflect the presence of large numbers of batterers in the population from which they are able to choose partners rather than some particular pathology of the woman. What statistics are you referring to in drawing the conclusion that women will repeat an abusive relationship pattern?
I do not personally have any references for you as regards men repeating abuse -- this is entirely anecdotal based on self reports of abused women that their partners have had several abusing relationships. My own partner abused at least four women I know of both before and after our marriage, but I have only had the one abusive relationship. It is important not to make blanket statements defining the experience of battered women without backing up with solid research, so please cite your sources. Cheryl Soehl Administrative Coordinator Department of Student Life University of South Carolina Russell House 115 Columbia, SC 29208 803-777-5782 FAX: 803-777-9354 [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 1/10/02 9:42 AM >>> >I have a question...Statistics show that women will get themselves >into similar relationships unless counselling helps them break the pattern, >but do men tend to batter successive partners or does their behavior focus on >one particular partner? (Will they repeat this behavior, in other words, >with other partners?) > ***End-violence is sponsored by UNIFEM and receives generous support from ICAP*** To post a message, send it to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>. In the 1st line of the message type: subscribe end-violence OR type: unsubscribe end-violence Archives of previous End-violence messages can be found at: http://www.edc.org/GLG/end-violence/hypermail/
