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Dom Violence Raising awareness ... of something that might never actually happen in real life

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My guess is that it happens but societal attitudes mean that its not talked about.

Eg: high school kid groomed and sexually assaulted by teacher. If the teacher is male and the student is female society is horrified - he is a predator/deviant and she is a victim. If the teacher is female and the student is male - suddenly society wants to know if the teacher is hot and whether the boy enjoyed it. The fact that she is a predator/deviant and he is a victim is not discussed.

I suspect that the societal expectation that men "want sex all the time" plays into this. Men are not seen as unwilling (especially in a domestic partnership) and if you are not unwilling then how can it be sexual assault?

Of course, these attitudes are wrong and unhelpful but I suspect they are behind why you are questioning if this happened to you and if you are alone in this. Hugs if you accept them.
 
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