Thank you for sharing your vulnerable story! Yes, I've long been aware that men experience abuse too. I was trained as a sociologist in my 20s (before my quarterlife crisis kicked off and I flew away to Shanghai), so I remain aware that gender biases and privileges of various types are indeed very real societal undercurrents. In my case, my experience meshed very well with existing (known) imbalances in gender socialization that serve to disempower both women and men (albeit in different ways). I believe in contextualizing my stories within a sociological framework whenever possible, so that's what I wanted to do here.

Thank you very much for taking the time to engage with my work and, again, for sharing such a vulnerable story of your own. I wish you a much happier future in relationships!