The Verbally Abusive Man, Can He Change?
A Woman's Guide to Deciding Whether to Stay or Go

I gave this 5 stars because it is a breakthrough book with a novel understanding of the subject. She posits that the man has a "dream woman" that doesn't square with the real woman in his life so he has to constantly try to define her as falling short. The dream woman is part of his weakened persona......more

The Verbally Abusive Man is kind of a follow up to the author, Patricia Evans, previous book The Verbally Abusive Relationship. In fact, I would recommend reading that one first as she touches on some points from it in this book. This book, instead of focusing on the relationship, instead focuses on......more

Relationship problems and feminism. Every couples counsellor should read this - when men built higher educational institutions they defined women as excluded from them, when they developed religious institutions they defined women as unqualified to be ministers. For equal work women are still often......more

Although I read the book to help a friend suffering abuse by her partner but came out learning a number of relational do's and don'ts. Like never judge your partner or define her. No relationship is perfect but the important aspect to remember is to always admit when wrong especially after making hu......more

Another great book on verbal abuse Well written with lists of verbally abusive statements, threats and situations meant to control....many which seem common to everyday behavior in today's " in your face" world. All of this is good to know so we can scale back the abuse and allow each person to be th......more