Rapists Explain Themselves on Reddit, and We Should Listen

[kdmorris]

7. There were a lot of perspectives presented.

I agree with yardwork. This is perhaps one of the hardest topics to have an open conversation about. There are deep seated feelings surrounding this subject that make it likely impossible to have an honest discussion about.

I've only ever been raped by my ex-husband. But that was just one part of the abuse he perpetrated on me. In the end, when the arrests came about, the prosecutors wanted to press marital rape charges in addition to the 5 counts of assault and battery. I declined because I knew that it would just be dredged up again and that wasn't even the worst thing he had ever done to me.

I do, however, think that saying "would be rapists" is wrong. Sex is a natural human activity... men who ended up in situations where they were far into the sexual activity before they realized that their partner didn't want to continue AND STOPPED... they are just men... not "would be rapists".