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Verbal abuse- calls you names, puts you down, threatens you, makes
fun of you alone or in front of others, tries to make you look
stupid in front of others, criticizes you, puts down things or
people you like, talks to you in a way that is not respectful.

Believes in traditional gender roles- believes men should be in
control and powerful and women should be passive and submissive,
believes the man should always pay for the dates, believes men
should be the decision makers, sees men as more important than women.

Has a past history of battering- has a history of bad relationships
and always blames the other partner for all the problems, has been
physically, emotionally or sexually abusive in past relationships,
has a history of fighting.

Threatens you with violence- does she/he scare you? does she/he
break, strike or throw objects? does she/he own weapons? does she/he
make threats of hurting you or those you love? does she/he use fear
to control you? does she/he use threats of violence toward
him/herself to control you?

Use of force during an argument- does she/he physically restrain you
from leaving when you want to or from doing what you want? does
she/he punch, kick, bite, slap, pinch, hit, or throw you? does
he/she hurt your pets or things important to you to get at you
during an argument? does she/he stand in an intimidating manner
(tower over you etc.) during an argument? does she/he not give you a
chance to say anything during an argument?

Rodney