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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Women = Targets: The Perspective of Abusive Men

Women who end up with destructive, abusive, toxic men, have tested 88-95% higher in certain traits than other women. It is no accident or bad luck that you landed a guy that creates chaos and harm in your life; it means you have been found by a destructive guy. Before they know it, women get swept off their feet and are quickly caught up in relationships where they are harmed financially, emotionally, mentally, professionally, spiritually, sexually, physically, or some combination thereof.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***HOW TO DATE AFTER A DESTRUCTIVE MAN

If you return to the dating scene after you’ve been with a destructive man and think you don’t need to plan, then I guarantee that you will end up picking your default dude, or should I say, your default dud. If you are not being intentional in picking your new mate, that is exactly what you will get, a dud, and quite possibly, another destructive one. Women who have been with destructive men often rush into new relationships before they have had time to process what happened, and before they understand what to do differently.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

Misunderstanding Abusive Men Like Chris Brown

An article about Chris Brown captured my attention recently because of the title, "The Real Reason Everybody Hates Chris... Brown, That Is (It's Not Why You Think)". It was written by Keli Goff, an Author, Commentator, and Contributing Editor at TheLoop.21.com.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Four Ways to Overcome Your Story

Women who are coming out of destructive relationships have been the most invisible women on the planet. We have been silent for a long time, our lives lacking normal, responsive, interactive, and respectful communication. When our silence finally breaks, however, we suddenly can’t be stopped. We unload stories and examples of what our life has been on anyone who will listen, barely in need of prompting.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Mel Gibson Had His Button’s Pushed

Mel Gibson strikes again, and this time, his disgraceful tirades have been caught on tape and released for all to hear. His behavior has generated a domestic violence investigation and some surprising discussions amongst celebrities, some whom are more upset about the tapes being made public on RadarOnline.com, than they are about what the tapes revealed. Like it or not, public exposure is exactly what was needed, and it was warranted.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***To Date A Beater or Not?

Any man who hits a woman is not a man who can be trained not to hit a woman; it is one of the lowest things a man can do. It cannot be undone, and it cannot be explained; he will not grow out of it or find someone whom he won’t abuse. His aggression speaks to his raw character and tells you all you need to know about him in one fell swoop. Men don’t hit women because they loose control, make a mistake, or because they were provoked. It is a choice they make every time it happens; it is about maintaining dominance. It is about their insecurity.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Divorcing Destruction: Think Straight and Think Strong

As women, we typically give, and want, more in relationships than men; we want nice homes and solid families, not just some roof over our heads and a bunch of people co-existing together--although that sure would be easier. Nope; we want constant connection; we want the fairy tale. We are driven to “nest” and we nurture conditionally, we just don’t admit that out loud-but women need to start honoring the conditions nature instilled, because it is women who carry the burden with the disadvantages when things head south.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

Colleges Must Improve Self-Defense Courses for Women

Many colleges offer self defense courses, especially for incoming freshmen, preparing young women with certain skills in physical self defense in case they are ever attacked. This is comforting to parents, but the reality is, their daughters are more likely to be mentally and emotionally intruded upon than attacked, and physical attack will more than likely come from someone they already know or are already in a relationship with~and it will come from someone who got to them mentally and emotionally first. Training in this first line of defense is missing, and desperately needed.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Trait-Traction: The Real Danger For Women

A destructive man has to get traction with a woman in order to establish power and control.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Two Traits Destructive Men Look For

When dealing with a bad guy, your requests, desires, and feelings have to play second to other things in his life. In the beginning, he will put his new gal in low priority as a test of her willingness to bend to his wishes, to see if she will cut herself out at her own expense and pain. Destructive men simply need their women to be a certain way, and in their search for the ones who are highly sentimental and highly empathetic-two of the biggie traits he needs you to have, he will absolutely test you to see if you have these traits, and to see how accessible they are.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Hanes Rejects Sheen~Sort Of

On January 6, 2010, HANES dropped Charlie Sheen as their advertising star. Yeah HANES! I am going to stock up on tighty-whities just to show my support for your decision to ditch the disordered wife-beater who has a history of disgraces against women. This deserves attention as the message seems clear: threaten or abuse your wife, and it’s over for you in the underwear department. Yes, forget the shirt men, you now have far more to lose, finally.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***CNN Missed The Point With Charlie Sheen

On CNN’s (HLN) SHOWBIZ TONIGHT with AJ Hammer (January 7, 2010), talking head Brooke Anderson stated: “...Charlie Sheen has had a bad boy reputation for a long time, so people aren’t shocked when he does something out of line, but, if these domestic violence allegations are true, he does need some serious help, the two of them need some serious counseling...before it gets to an extremely dangerous point.” Surely, a knife at your throat is already an extremely dangerous point.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Senator Elect Scott Brown Confirms It: Chivalry Is Dead

Thank you Scott Brown, newly elected Senator of Massachusetts, for offering up your daughters at your victory speech last night. First, as a Republican, you shocked the political world by taking the seat, then you shock everyone else with your outrageously inappropriate “wit”. It appears we have elected yet another questionable man into office. The men who stood behind Brown as he gave his speech last night were not laughing in fun, they were savoring dirty ideas and snickering at the filthy thoughts Brown planted in their minds about his own children.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

1,972 views3/5 (4)

By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Chaotic Love & Kids?

One of the hardest things to know as a parent, is when to call it quits with our partner. We tolerate more than we should from each other so that we can keep it together for the sake of the kids, yet they see us growing more distant and miserable each day, with no resolution or peace in sight. Our patterns of negative communication erode our sensitivity and compassion for each other, stunting our children’s emotional and communication development, yet there we stay, unwilling to face the truth that our marriage is a disaster.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

2,070 views3/5 (3)

By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

Come On Guys~Divorce Really Isn't a Surprise

Divorce is always good for women, if not right away, then eventually. I say this because women typically do not divorce on a whim, they do so after years sacrificing their wants and needs for the benefit of others, until they finally learn that unhappiness is not par for the course.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

Kim Kardashian Highlights Distinction Between Romance & Fantasy

The recent split between Kim and Kris Humphries has been scrutinized to death and Kim has been heavily, and unfairly criticize. The break-up happened because Kim Kardashian came to her senses and realized he wasn’t the catch she thought he was. Why does everyone fault her for that? Clearly, she wasn’t tricked into marriage, but she was living in fantasyland and ignoring, excusing, or reasoning Humphries for things that should have sent her packing soon after they met. You can fault her for that, but not if you understand that she didn’t realize she was forcing the square peg.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

2,140 views1/5 (1)

By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Chris Brown Annoyed At Robin Roberts

This morning, March 22, 2011, Chris Brown made an appearance on Good Morning America to promote his new album F.A.M.E., which stands for “forgiving all my enemies,” he said. He quickly became uncomfortable and irritated by Robin Roberts as she interviewed him, barely probing into his past to address what was on everyone's mind. Brown didn’t like it one bit, and his body language spoke volumes when Roberts asked questions about a change in the restraining order against him.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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By Teagin Maddox,Recently published1 topic

***Celebrity Fascination Ends With Mel Gibson

Here we are, once again, outraged by Gibson’s racist and misogynistic remarks. The audio tapes of Mel Gibson tearing into his ex-girlfriend reveal the truth about this man once and for all; he doesn’t deserve any more support.

Primary topic: Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

Domestic Violence and Abusive Relationships

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