Domestic Violence or a Regular Quarrel: How to Distinguish One from the Other

06.04.2024 17:50

Domestic violence can be described as a relationship between two people that is characterized by cruelty and violence.

They can arise between spouses or partners living in a civil marriage, as well as, for example, between a parent and a child.

Domestic violence includes not only physical violence, as many people think, but also forced intimacy, psychological pressure and constant insults.

Distinguishing domestic violence from ordinary quarrels is quite difficult, but possible: to do this, you will need to analyze your relationship.

If events unfold according to the worst-case scenario, then a prolonged period of tension is replaced by an act of acute violence, accompanied by fits of anger, destructive emotions or beatings.

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Then comes a period that can be conventionally called the “honeymoon,” when the partner shows remorse and again becomes gentle and loving, and so on in a circle.

Gradually, the fits of anger become more frequent and the periods of peace become shorter.

People who have experienced domestic violence hide it from themselves, trying to adapt to the situation.

They feel hope that the relationship will improve and try to please their partner, but miracles do not happen.

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Author: Elena Shimanovskaya Editor of Internet resources