Why is that society makes a big joke about the idea of men being subjected to violence by their female – and male – partners?
One in six men are believed to to fall victim to violence within a relationship during their lifetime, against one in four women. Only last week I discovered the brother of a friend has been going through precisely this.
But he, like many in his position, found that support for men is woefully inadequate compared to what is available for women. And that’s saying something: domestic abuse services for women are widely criticised as being underfunded and overstretched.

(From the Big Issue in the North)