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How Often Does "Attempted Rape" And "Sexual Assault" Happen in Marriages and Long Term Relationships?

How Often Does "Attempted Rape" And "Sexual Assault" Happen in Marriages and Long Term Relationships?

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Robert Lindsay
May 28, 2025
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How Often Does "Attempted Rape" And "Sexual Assault" Happen in Marriages and Long Term Relationships?
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I had this girlfriend who loved me more than any woman ever had. We did have a physical fight once and I hit the crazy bitch. Not too hard mind you. Just enough to show her who's boss. She spent the whole night crying and whimpering in bed.

"You HIT me. You HIT me."

Went on and on. Hours. I just apologized over and over and never stopped grabbing her, which she always batted away. So I didn’t get laid that night. Neither did she. No one did. She was still crying in the morning. A good eight hours of tears.

I'm wondering. Everything's rape and sexual assault to a feminist, so I'm assuming this is attempted rape and sexual assault, right? Well, if so, couples must be engaging in attempted rape and sexual assault all the time, right? I mean how many men have spent the better part of a night grabbing their wives for sex and having her bat them away, maybe even in tears. Most of us, right? That's like normal married life right there. Not always of course but there are always going to be some…

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