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Has he really changed?
"But I've changed, you fucking bitch" seems to be the party line of the abusive man.
 • Zawn Villines
Here's what your male partner will probably do when you try to leave. And here's how you can prepare.
Abusive and entitled men rely on the same playbook--and their reactions are entirely unoriginal. Knowing this can help you plan a safer exit.
 • Zawn Villines
What's a good script to tell my husband he is abusive? Feminist Advice
A reader seeks a script to convince her husband he's abusive.
 • Zawn Villines
Warning signs that a man is a serial abuser
You can learn a lot from what a man says about his ex--and what he doesn't.
 • Zawn Villines
I do all the cognitive labor. My husband says that means I have all the power. Feminist Advice.
A reader's husband refuses to participate in cognitive labor, and became physically abusive when she asked him to. But somehow, he insists she has all…
 • Zawn Villines
My partner assaulted me. What should I do now?
What to do when abuse escalates to violence, building an escape plan, and where to seek help.
 • Zawn Villines
My ex treats his new partner well, after abusing me. How do I cope? Feminist Advice
A reader doesn't understand why she wasn't enough.
 • Zawn Villines
10 ways we socialize women to seek, and stay in, bad relationships
Marriage is society's most important tool for controlling women. Here's how we convince women to enter this institution.
 • Zawn Villines
I banned my stepson from our home. Am I the asshole? Feminist Advice Friday paid subscriber bonus
A reader has kicked her 12-year-old stepson out, because she believes he's trying to destroy her marriage.
 • Zawn Villines
Abusive relationships function like a cult. Here's why that matters.
How patriarchy and abusive men co-create relationships that are nearly impossible to leave
 • Zawn Villines
Here's what your male partner will probably do when you try to leave. And here's how you can prepare.
Abusive and entitled men rely on the same playbook--and their reactions are entirely unoriginal. Knowing this can help you plan a safer exit.
 • Zawn Villines
Actually, it is all men: Why patriarchy makes every man a potential threat
It's time to stop pretending that distrusting men is fundamentally unreasonable, when the opposite is true.
 • Zawn Villines
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