A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO BASH: CONFESSIONS OF AN EX‐MAN‐HATER

Abstract

I remember well my first conscious exchange with a Good Man. Tom was the best friend of a man I had been dating for several months, and a warm acquaintance—though hardly a friend—of mine. I had asked him to meet me for coffee one day after a troubling incident with my lover when I feared he might hit me. While he had not, as I closed and locked the door behind him that night, I was shaken by the possibility. And I was also deeply in love. I called Tom for a “reality check,” to find out if he knew of any history of physical violence, and to seek his advice.

Citation

Leigh Hagan, K. (1997), "A GOOD MAN IS HARD TO BASH: CONFESSIONS OF AN EX‐MAN‐HATER", International Journal of Sociology and Social Policy, Vol. 17 No. 1/2, pp. 153-163. https://doi.org/10.1108/eb013297