[Blaster86]

A friend of mine was in an abusive relationship. She'd essentially sit around and call him names, mock him, she hit him a couple times and he was too afraid to either hit back or break-up with her since she'd threatened to kill herself if he did at one point.

I do think it is different between men and women, but sometimes a guy does need help in a situation like this simply because they don't know what to do.