So often, loved ones take advantage of their emotional or communal connection with other individuals( Martin,1992). Husbands, unfortunately, sometimes will expect, demand and strongly insist that their wives do certain undesirable chores. Of course this type of abuse is perpetrated in both directions - husbands upon wives and wives upon husbands. Many times parents misapply their parental control towards their own children. This is one way that some children obtain their bully-type behavior and unsympathetic tendencies. Varying levels of bullying exist within family and social relationships. Historically and statistically, the boyfriend -girlfriend relationship is the most dramatic in terms of mental and physical abuse occurrences. Domestic, date and social violence incidents are reported just as often, if not more than, any other criminal or civil offense known to mankind. Men and women are constantly at odds with each other it seems. .
It simply seems to be natural for human beings to rate, judge, mistreat or manipulate each other. Even between best friends, there are occasional episodes of manipulation or periods where one friend is not as considerate of the other's well being or condition. Every best-friend relationship has probably suffered moments when a friend has taken the friendship for granted or abused the allegiance of their union. Even amongst siblings and cousins, abuse or bullying runs rampant. There is an old adage that says that one should never go into business with one's family members. Similarly , it is believed by many that one should never lend money to one's family members. It is proven continually throughout time that if these types of contracts are not entered into with great caution, the probability that some level of presumption or impudence will surface is at least great. When family members are in business together, there is always a time when the boss is more lenient with his brother-in-law who is also his store manager because he is the boss's wife's baby brother.