Is a man ever right to punch his wife/girlfriend?

Question

Some say that there are two sides - 'we should look at both sides of the question, even the nicest guy can do this if pushed to his limits'. Do you think this is true? Is this sort of violence really excusable? 'It takes two to tango'. Does it?

Answer 1

Punch his wife or girfriend?

What kind of sicko are you?

Jeeez, hope she kicks you in the nuts and leaves!?

Answer 2

It is never permissable to hit another human. Now comes the questions of what if it's in self-defense? Each instance has to be weighed and judged as to the circumstances. The man who strikes his wife, girlfriend, or significant other due to losing his temper has no excuse, no more than the wife, girlfriend or significant other would have for hitting him. And it does take two to tango, otherwise you'd look pretty silly out there on the dance floor alone!

Answer 3

I, personally, would never do it, or so I believe, but I understand some people don't have the same emotional or mental limits that I do. If someone is pushed far enough, they might lash out, while it's not exactly "excusable" I understand it might have been unavoidable. Also, I'd like to point out that women who push for equal rights still believe men shouldn't hit women, it's true, they shouldn't, but that's not equal rights. I know that last sentence had little to do with your question but i though I'd just say anyway.

Answer 4

Honey, you have to look at the difference between them. A woman is not as strong as a man. So if she hit him first and then he punched her for that, no, because he could of pushed her away and left the house before anything else happened. A good man would do that. Even good men do have their limits. But like I said a good man would just walk away before he lost his temper. I have been married 3 times. My abuse started when I was 8 yrs old. It was sexual abuse by relatives. Then I got with my first husband and he abused me mentally, sexually and physically. And it took me a long time to trust any man. I still don't because of their strength that over comes me. But I don't let them know that I feel that way. My 2nd and my present husband never abused me. They both know that I will walk out and never come back. Because of the bull I had put up with. I still have nightmares after all these yrs about the abuse I recieved from my 1st. I even lost custody of my children because of him. (different story) So I hope I answered your question. Please be careful and don't let any man hit you. Cause once they start they won't quit.

Answer 5

Violence directed against another human being, relative the conduct of two individuals,is not an appropriate means, so I am taught, for settling otherwise non-violent disagreements between two people. It make take two to Tango, but if your idea of a dance with your spouse involves blood, bruises and a trip to the hospital you have some problems. By the same token, it can hardly be considered appropriate for a woman to strike her husband.

Answer 6

NO! Domestic violence can not be tolerated in any way. It doesn't matter what the relationship is. The worst cases of violence are usually domestic in nature.

If you know of someone who is being abused, contact your local law enforcement. The victim doesn't always have to cooperate, most states now have a "mandatory arrest" statute. This means if a law enforcement officer can articulate that domestic violence has occurred, even if the parties are not cooperating, the perpetrator will be taken to jail.

Answer 7

Only in self-defense and only if there were no other way to stop the attack.

The "act like a gentleman" attitude is a good one only insofar as the other person is "acting like a lady". When I was in eighth grade, I was physically picked on by a number of girls. I mean I was getting hit and punched.

Now I was facing a major social problem. If I continued to act like a gentleman and not hit back, I was going to be known as a wimp or sissy. If I reacted and hit back, then I was a bully and worse for hitting a girl. I talked with my mother and she said that if the girls were going to hit me, then they weren't ladies and shouldn't be treated as such. It only took one time of standing back and punching back to stop the bullying. I took a little flack but I wasn't getting hit any more.

Today's society sees male hitting female as being wrong. This derives from the perception of the male role as being protective rather than being abusive. However, it does not mean that a male has to accept being abused any more than a woman has to accept it. One hopes that a situation never comes to blows but if it does, a decision has to be made whether to stay or to remove oneself from the abusive situation.

Answer 8

Hmmm... Okay, punch her, no, smack her on the back of the head or arm or... just kinda smack her, I'm okay with. I'll admit that on some occassions I have deserved for my boyfriends or guy friends to hit me, but they were all gentlemen and didn't.
Unless I hit them first, that is. If a woman hits you, hit her back. She's asking for it. Just like if a woman is shooting at you, shoot her back. Self-defense is okay all around.
If a man is pushed to his limits because he and the Missus are verbally fighting, he should be man enough to just turn around and walk out. If a man is pushed to his limits because she's throwing stuff at his head, punching him, trying to physically engage a fight, pin her to the floor tell her that if she does it again you'll hit her back. Then, if she does it again, HIT HER! Ya gave fair warning!
Just because you are a man doesn't mean that you should bar hitting a woman completely. That's a double standard if I ever heard one. Man or woman, no one should really be smacking their significant other around. I've met more than one woman who smacks their husband around and some people have the balls to say "He deserved it." No. He deserves to stand up and hit her back.
.... Now I'm all angry and wanna hit someone. *pouts*

Answer 9

I dont think anything that rough to that extend is excusable.
You cant hurt anyone that would cause any physical damage. Just because you are mad at someone ( your loved ones or strangers) it gives you no right to get physical. Imagine the consequences, of that sort of anger, you might cause more pain and take the relationship to further damage.
There is always a way to talk things out.
If you get that angry, better to stay away from it.
When you hurt someone, it would take u to the consequences of law.

Answer 10

no way.it's a crime.
in Iran if a silly man gets stupid and does such a terrible thing, the court will condemn him and he'll has to pay a lot of money to his wife.even his wife will has the right to divorce him.that's why they tend to be romantic or at least behave normally if they cannot put up with each other.

Answer 11

Yes it does! I mean sure constant abuse is completely wrong. But I mean if your biitch is all drunk and maniacle and attacking you like a freak- you need to defend yourself <(I actually saw that happen with my cuzin and his loony biitch of a wife). And it was so stupid because she said he hit her "SO HARD" Wah, wah, wah... If a girl is stupid enough to hit a man like that, she should expect to get hit back like a man- If she thinks she can take him. (and if your a girl and you can kick your guys a.ss, get a new boyfriend!) Just because we're the weaker sex doesn't mean we don't deserve a slap in the face every once in a while. I mean- there had better be a REALLY good reason, but it's not always completely wrong. Chicks are crazy biitches and we lose our minds sometimes. It's up to men to bring us back to reality. (it doesn't always require a blow to the head, but yeah...)