Lundy Bancroft Quote

It is fine to commiserate with a man about his bad experience with a previous partner, but the instant he uses her as an excuse to mistreat you, stop believing anything he tells you about that relationship and instead recognize it as a sign that he has problems with relating to women.

Why Does He Do That?: Inside the Minds of Angry and Controlling Men (ed. Penguin, 2003) - ISBN: 9781101220733