Personally, I thought the photo said it all. Rihanna's face bruised and battered just hours after being beaten by boyfriend and fellow pop star Chris Brown. Friends of Rihanna also say there was a history of abuse in the relationship.
Over the weekend, Rihanna and Brown reunited at P. Diddy's Florida home.
I'm extremely disappointed in Rihanna. It's rare that one hears about abuse in a celebrity relationship and although I don't wish abuse on anybody, this was Rihanna's chance to connect with women who are also being abused by thier significant others. So many girls look up to Rihanna and I'm sure that many of those girls are in an abusive relationship. I believe that by getting back together with Brown, Rihanna is setting a bad example. It's almost like saying "it's ok for your boyfriend to hit you." Well, Rihanna, it is NOT ok for your boyfriend to his you. It is NOT ok for you to get back together with him. Most statistics show that once an abuser, always an abuser.
A psychologist on the Today Show this morning said that Rihanna and Brown will have a honey moon period. There will be no abuse for a while but the honey moon period will end and more likely than not, Rihanna will be abused by the one who supposedly loves her again.
What do the ladies of Gather thing? Do you think that Rihanna should get back together with Chris Brown?
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Comments: 16
I think she needs to go to counseling with him and see changes before she takes him back. Just taking him back on his saying sorry, is not enough. If you don't take serious action, this stuff escalates... and I have seen it time and time again where the abuser does nothing to really deal with the anger management issues. Without committment and help, he is bound to do worse to her next time.
I think the photo proves it all.
And it IS possible for people to make horrible mistakes, learn from them, & change. As a society we really need to believe in this idea & put faith behind it. Otherwise these people will NEVER be able to be rehabilitated because no one will believe in them or trust them, making it harder for them to have the strength to believe in & trust themselves.