Thursday 9 August 2007

The 'nice quiet guy' syndrome

I have a friend and colleague . He's a university lecturer; intelligent, articulate and used to robust thinking. When he heard about this new book, he wrote the following;
One of my friends (a really nice quiet chap) was targeted a few years ago - got married, had a kid, she kicked him out, demanded all his assets (which he gave), refused access to the child etc etc. She has just run out of money and believe it or not has now moved in with him so that he can sub her lifestyle - unbelievable!! I'll get a copy for my sons!

Why is it that the nicest, quietest, most supportive guys get abused so much?

This is one of the topics I discussed with a journalist this evening, writing for the Guardian Online. Will I be abused?I was asked if I was a misogynist? I love women. But not the nasty ones. I am passionate about helping nice, 'gentle' men from being abused by anyone who tries to take advantage of their genourous, non-confrontational attitude towards life. Some how, some women will choose to interpret this as some kind of 'attack' on all women!

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