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From: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
Newsgroups: net.women
Subject: Re: Marriage in "Th' Good Ol' Days"
Message-ID: <409@unc.unc.UUCP>
Date: Sun, 27-Oct-85 01:11:28 EST
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Posted: Sun Oct 27 01:11:28 1985
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Reply-To: fsks@unc.UUCP (Frank Silbermann)
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Organization: CS Dept, U. of N. Carolina, Chapel Hill
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Summary: 

In article <923@utcs.uucp> flaps@utcs.UUCP (Alan J Rosenthal) writes:
>>What about husband beaters, Tom.  Don't forget that Spouse Abuse goes
>>both ways.
>
>GIVE ME A BREAK!  How many couples do you know where the woman is significantly
>stronger than the man?  A few perhaps.  In most of the rest, the man is
>significantly stronger, and there is NO possibility of husband-beating.

Among very aged couples, the wife is usually far stronger.
And yes, husband-beating is occationally a problem.  Victims
are usually too ashamed to complain, however.

	Frank Silbermann