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Some of the secretaries in the office I work in (all of whom are women), were discussing the latest celebrity drama with Chris Brown and Rihanna. One of them pointed out that if Rihanna had been the one to hit him first and he turned her in she would have been in just as much trouble. While that may be true, or may not, she then proceeded to say that a man wouldn't turn the woman in for domestic abuse. Why? Because then he would be perceived as weak, a punk, a "girl," etc.

Now this is completely unfair for men, because they have just as much right to file complaints if they're being abused, and while the cases may not be as common as abuse against women, there are men who are victims of domestic violence. However, how likely is it that that man will turn the woman in? Would he rather deal with it than deal with the responses he might get? Would he fight back? Would he stay in this relationship where he is the victim?

Men, what do you think? If you were ever abused by a woman would you turn yourself in? Does it make a man weak to turn in his abuser?

Women, what would your reaction be if a man told you he was abused by a woman?

If you're interested there are a whole bunch of sites on male victims of abuse, in addition to some hotlines. Here's a link with some statistics as well that are pretty interesting: http://www.batteredmen.com/batfact.htm, **edit**: and some true stories that one commenter thought was good: http://www.batteredmen.com/gjdvsto1.htm