Am I the a**hole for not taking my wife to a work party because she has a black eye?

This weekly podcast comes to you from Veritas Psychology Partners, Dr. Dan Kessler and Dr. Gayle MacBride. Your host selects a conversation from the internet forums that neither psychology has heard or read before, and they give their unrehearsed, unvarnished opinions--essentially answering the question, "just who is the a**hole here?" The host brings in feedback from internet commentors to round out the discussion, and we close out each episode with a bonus conversation about the random objects in each psychologist's office. In this episode, the question is: "Am I the a**hole for not taking my wife to a work party because she has a black eye?" During this episode, we call out statistics and information about domestic abuse. Here is that content. If you, or someone you know, needs help: https://www.thehotline.org/ 800.799.SAFE (7233) https://www.acf.hhs.gov/ofvps/fv-centers -------- Statistics: --An average of 24 people per minute are victims of rape, physical violence or stalking by an intimate partner in the United States — more than 12 million women and men over the course of a single year. --Nearly 3 in 10 women (29%) and 1 in 10 men (10%) in the US have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by a partner and reported it having a related impact on their functioning. --Just under 15% of women (14.8%) and 4% of men in the US have been injured as a result of intimate partner violence that included rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner. --1 in 4 women (24.3%) and 1 in 7 men (13.8%) aged 18 and older in the US have been the victim of severe physical violence by an intimate partner in their lifetime. --Intimate partner violence alone affects more than 12 million people every year. --Over 1 in 3 women (35.6%) and 1 in 4 men (28.5%) in the US have experienced rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner in their lifetime. --Almost half of all women and men in the US have experienced psychological aggression by an intimate partner in their lifetime (48.4% and 48.8%, respectively). --Women ages 18 to 24 and 25 to 34 generally experience the highest rates of intimate partner violence. --From 1994 to 2010, approximately 4 in 5 victims of intimate partner violence were female. --Most female victims of intimate partner violence were previously victimized by the same offender at rates of 77% for women ages 18 to 24, 76% for ages 25 to 34, and 81% for ages 35 to 49. (statistics from: https://www.thehotline.org/stakeholde...) -------- And if you'd like to schedule an appointment with either of our psychologists, visit: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.veritaspp.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ Otherwise, our team can be found at: Dr. Dan Kessler at: ⁠⁠⁠@drdankessler⁠ ⁠⁠Dr. Gayle MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠@drgmacbride ⁠⁠⁠Kelley Buttrick at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://kbvoiceovers.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠Michael MacBride at: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠http://www.michaelmacbride.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Thanks for listening and/or watching!