Normally, I'm willing to listen to the side of those who are apparent victims of abuse (doesn't matter what gender the abused or abuser is; I hate abusers, period; my sisters, my besties, even my brother, to an extent, have suffered from abuse from significant others), especially knowing that a lot of them - especially men - are laughed at or called liars or whatever.
But there's so many things about her that just aren't adding up and the word "betrayal-abuse" just...it sticks in my craw. Yes, you can be betrayed in the abusive relationship, but it doesn't entirely correlate to abuse, and like
@WestCoastRam stated perfectly, it's a word that doesn't truly fit her situation.
It makes those who suffer from actual abuse even less likely to be believed, it gives the victims even less hope (after all, if they aren't believed because of liars, why should they ask for help? Why ask for help or possibly go through the danger of getting away from the person abusing you if it's just going to be brushed aside and trivialized because of what liars said and did?), and that truly angers me.
There are a lot of women, men, and enby people, all in abusive relationships with a spouse, a fiancé(e) or a significant other - and what this woman (and I use that term very lightly: more like "Witch with a B") does to lie only hurts those in dangerous situations. I wish I could help everyone who is suffering from abuse, even in a small way...so, if anyone suffering from abuse of any kind is reading this post, however extremely, microscopically unlikely, I'll post the domestic violence hotline for the U.S. (1-800-799-7233), and leave it for anyone looking here.
But to be on topic, I hate that victims of abuse will be branded as liars and not believed because of what that...bitch is trying to pull.
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