domestic abuse
There’s an old Vietnamese proverb ‘Den nha ai nay rang’ that means, loosely, ‘Shine the light only in one’s own home [and not on others’].’ This approach illustrates part of the problem of why violence against wives and girlfriends may sometimes occur...
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