From: DRAGONFLY           
To: KNIGHT OWL          
Subject: verbal abuse   
Date & Time: 05/22/91 13:31:50
Message Number 17015

Yeah, there's a LOT of verbal abuse in marriages and dysfunctional
families.  If you're interested, some really good guides to breaking
the circle of verbal abuse are in the books: "The Gentle Art of 
Verbal Self-Defense" by Dr. Elgin.
     
   That example you gave was pretty blatant.  A more subtle example of
verbal abuse would be, "If you loved me, you wouldn't want to go 
bowling."
                        //Dragonfly//