Cyis75
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Joined: 8/31/2004 From: California Status: offline
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ORIGINAL: MaitresseEden Don't hesitate to tell them about the SM, and don't be ashamed in doing so. These days most are well trained, and understand that you didn't consent to such treatment. I'm not sure that revealing her SM side would be a good thing, but that's just my opinion. The abuser's behavior has nothing to do with SM. If he was violent with her, that's all the authorities need to know. Be well, Julie yes, but from what I've read and observed, if it isn't disclosed at the forefront, the abuser can use it as a mitigating factor. That is, he can say "well, -she's- into s&m and LET me beat up on her. After the fact she just felt guilty and said it was abuse." From what I've read, it seems that women are much more likely to be confronted with their sexual behavior as proof they "invited" the abuse. Let me expand on this from the opposite side of the equation from personal experience... I'm dominant, my ex-wife was submissive... however after 3.5 years of an abusive marriage (she was the abuser) I finaly called it quits and was filling for separation followed most likely by divorce. 5 days after I filed the paperwork with the court she got angry with me for taking the car to work with me (I was the only one with a full-time job), she didn't like this and assaulted me. Busted me in the face pretty good. 911 was called and she was carted of for domestic violence & assault and battery. Of which both charges were dropped and she was given a slap on the wrist (distrubing the peace) because she claimed it was within our BDSM lifestyle relationship. Now if anyone can show me where a sub busting her dominants nose and giving him whiplash is consentual and part of the lifestyle I'd love to talk sometime. In hindsight I should have prolly mentioned it upfront so that it wouldn't have been a shock to the D.A. and decide they didn't want to deal with it. I'm not sure the legal atmosphere where the OP lives but here locally law enforcement is aware and educated enough to understand when it's consentual and when it's not. I'm out with work and family so I'm not worried, but I'm also out of that situation now as well. I would echo the other people that say just leave and that someone doing these acts under the guise of being dominant is a severe injustice and sickens me. I should have listened to myself and left the first time I was going to do so, as I wouldn't have put up with almost 2.5 years more that steadily got worse rather than better. Nothing good can come of staying where you are now.
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