domestic violence?

Question

If a man doesn't physically touch you, just throws objects at you and swings wood at your head. Is it still domestic violence?

Just me - pink roses please!

Answer 1

Yes this is still domestic violence, and should not be tolerated, although that is easier said than done when you love someone.

A violent partner (women can be just as violent to their partners) will try to justify what they are doing, and make you feel like it is your fault. From what you are saying I presume he is saying that it is not domestic violence as he hasnt actually touched you. It is and will only get worse. One day that wood IS going to make contact, and there will be real damage.

Verbal abuse also comes under domestic violence, it can be extremely damaging, and the long term affects last longer, this is how they get the control intially.

Do not accept any form of domestic violence, you deserve better.

Also if you have children, and they witness this, you are effectively saying this behaviour is ok, as you do nothing about it, and they will grow up thinking its normal, and may well become abusive people themselves.

Get out now.

Answer 2

If a pitcher is on the mound and throws the baseball at the batter intending to hit him, yet misses, are they still playing baseball? If the batter swings but misses the ball, is he still playing baseball? The answer to all three, if you count your question, is a resounding yes. Domestic violence can be anything from verbal, to physical, to threatened, and even a game of reading-lamp dodging.

Answer 3

I don't think I would stick around to find out if it was domestic violence! If he is doing this much it is only a matter of time for that wood to actually hit your head!

Answer 4

YES. JUST LIKE ME YELLING AT YOU RIGHT NOW IS VERBAL ABUSE! You don't have to be physically hit to be a victim of domestic violence. If he throws stuff at you, swings wood at yor head, the next step in the cycle of violence is to physically assault you leaving bruises, and perhaps broken bones,not to mention the ultimate- death. Get away from this loser before he seriously harms you. Please.

Answer 5

Yes a thousand times yes! By letting him get away with throwing objects at you, you allow his behavior to be acceptable and eventually he may inflict physical harm. Swinging wood at your head? My advice is to pack it up and move it out, because it only gets worse before it ever gets better.

Answer 6

YES! It's still domestic violence just the same. If you're in that situation, then get out....NOW!!

Answer 7

These things ALWAYS escalate. He will push the boundaries and keep pushing unless he meets resistance, and if no resistance is ever forthcoming the result eventually is death.

I find it strange that domestic violence is common in men who witnessed it as children. You'd think the fear and hurt they suffered would put them off, but it's more likely to imprint on them and emerge in adulthood.

Answer 8

Hell yea!!!! I was in a relationship for 9 years with a guy who started out just like that, and as the years went by, his temper got worse. He ended up pushing me from a moving vechile and tried to run me over. Once an abuser,always an abuser,that's my thought from experience.

Answer 9

well, clearly it is violence. And if the man is someone from your domestic life, then yes, yes, yes. Either way, don't put yourself around someone like that.

Answer 10

of course it is, he psichologicaly hurts you, and some times this hurst more than a phisical touch. u`d better talk to him, but my advice is to find somebody else, a woman desrves to be loved, respected, tenderness, flowers, sweet talk, help, advices, and i`m sure there a man out there able to make you feel like a real woman, there`s no need to stay with him and feel like a dog, like somthing without feelings and brains, or in a boxing ring, trust me, any woman deserves and u can`t get much more, it`s all about self respect.