If I were a Man Married to a Woman, What Kind of Man will I be?

If I were a man married to a woman, what kind of man will I be?
Will I belittle her achievements or will I encourage her to surpass her goals?
Will I lift her up to reach the skies or will I bring her down to be my doormat?
Will I make her feel that she is not as good as I am or will I make her feel that because she is mine she is free to be her best?
If I were a man married to a woman, what kind of man will I be?
Will I lord over her as her king or will I serve her like my queen?
Will I take time to discover how to love her or will I insist she accepts the way that I love her?
Will I support her dreams or will I deride her ideas?
If I were a man married to a woman, what kind of man will I be?
Will I create a heaven for her to be an angel or will I give her hell and turn her into a demon?
Will I be the shoulder she cries on or will I be the cause of her tears?
Will I beat her black and blue or will my love chase away her blues?
 If I were a man married to a woman, what kind of man will I be?
Will I perfect her with my compliments or will I crush her with my criticisms?
Will I let her be herself or will I make her my thrall?
Will I make her blessed or will I make her bitter?

If I were a man married to a woman, what kind of man will I be?
Intimate Partner Abuse and Domestic Violence are heart-wrenching and life-changing experiences that affect lives in very tangible ways.

They are experiences that differ in mode and intensity from individual to individual but always leave a scar on more lives than the perpetrator and the victim. They are experiences so sad and impactful that one cannot afford to be silent about it.
On this Blog, we will be sharing the domestic violence stories of survivors.

When I told Danielle about the vision for Broken & Braced, she offered to share her story. She was the first person to invest into the opportunity to help people struggling with abuse.

On Danielle's Story, we walk through the life of a survivor.
We hope that as you go on this journey with us, you will gain the insight to be more observant and that you acquire the courage to speak up when you notice something that doesn't seem right to you.

If you identify with these stories because you are currently living in a similar situation, please shake off fear and get help. There is someone you can trust out there. They are just waiting for you to reach out.