Relationships In Interpersonal Relationships

Every interpersonal relationship experiences some sort of conflict at some point in time. However, some people do not have the conflict management skills needed to work past relationship disputes. Unfortunately, relationship conflicts can sometimes erupt into a partner becoming physically abusive. “On average, nearly 20 people per minute are physically abused by an intimate partner in the United States” (“National”). Due to the increase of domestic physical abuse, it has become the premise of many pop culture songs. For example, “Ain’t So Easy” is a song about a man that has physically abused his partner. His partner has packed their bags and is on the verge of leaving him and his abusive ways behind. Once the pleading, the bartering of sweet nothings, and manipulations beings, hesitation to leave can set in, but the decision to leave still needs to be made.

The integrity of any human is extremely compromised once they abuse someone, let alone within a relationship. The abuser makes it clear that he understands that he went too far. He does apologize for hitting his partner in the eye and says that he hasn’t been the man he should be. However, the sincerity of his nonchalant “I’m sorry” and repeated displays of affection is questionable. It is evident that the man

Everybody generalizes, but the abuser in the song uses faulty generalization to make his argument valid. He generalizes that “sometimes” he has to break before he bends. He also says he hasn’t been “everything” a man should be. Both of these terms are vaguely used to sum up multiple experience and multiple qualities of a man. Hopefully his partner can read between the lines and see just how much they are being manipulated into believing that everything is going to be better. The partner is in a dangerous situation and needs to realize that he/she has been betrayed and will continue to be if they decide to