At my other sites, I have written a lot about the differences between the biology of men and women. The knowledge of such mundane things is vital in order to go beyond the cycle of domestic violence, because once you understand what to expect from your own or from your partner’s behaviour, you can often make allowances for their sometimes confusing ways. You can have compassion for innocent mistakes, and you can know when you are justified to feel suspicious of or offended by behaviour that is not acceptable within a committed relationship. Male and female biological differences include differences in brain structure, brain chemistry and hormonal chemistry, which result in differing levels of emotional responses to the world. The understanding of this can, when two conscious and awake people enter into a relationship, benefit the relationship in that one person brings the things needed to the relationship that the other lacks and vice versa. It can also be the downfall of the relationship if the individuals within the relationship don’t have a holistic understanding of life, including the spiritual aspect of being human. Continue reading →