Nor necessarily. Some guys who get abused by women are merely being prudent. They know that if they raise a finger to defend themselves they, not the abusive spouse, will be put in jail. They know they're even more likely to be cleaned out financially and lose their children altogether if they defend themselves. And some of them are scared to death not that they'll be harmed, but that the psycho woman will hurt the kids if they move out and leave her alone with the kids. Note, I am a woman but I've seen this injustice.
Bingo! Right on.
My ex was rarely physically violent, but my FIRST concern during those attacks was that I might accidently hurt her while defending myself. I knew very well who the cops would throw in jail in that case. And so did she.
In this society, women are ALWAYS victims, and men are ALWAYS the agressors. Forget what the facts and the statistics say.
I know a guy who stayed with his wife as she moved deeper and deeper into psychosis for just this reason.
And Kong, there are a number of men who get abused by women. Female abuse often takes the form of threatening to ruin the guy's life with false accusations of abuse. Female violence against men is more likely to involve a weapon than male violence against women, and often happens while the guy is sleeping or otherwise unable to defend himself