A girlfriend of mine recently told me that she broke up with her boyfriend because he had anger issues. Thank goodness! I am thrilled she had enough common sense to know that when you are with someone that has anger issues it does not get better. Now can a person change? Absolutely. But you don’t need to be the guinea pig and stick around to find out if that will ever be a possibility. And just like the old saying goes, “A leopard never his spots.” That is a tough pill to swallow.

Do you need to find out why the person is angry? No. If you do not have children with this man, run. Get out of dodge. If you do have children, go to counseling, immediately. Anger is probably one of the worst characteristics of a potential life-mate. Anger manifests itself so many different ways. It can make you sick, emotionally and physically. It can, and usually does, make you angry, scared and sad. And last, but certainly not least, it can be very dangerous and even life threatening.

We are obviously not talking about the once in awhile “I’m pissed at the world so I’m in a bad mood for a day” type of normal person. We are talking about someone with deep-seated rage. And you know in your gut which type of guy you are with. Stick to your instincts. Step out of the situation and imagine if one of your friends was dating a guy with the same rage that your partner has. What would you tell her? Listen to your own advice. And always, if you feel you can not get out of a bad situation, call for help. Call a friend, a family member, a women’s shelter or the police. Get out sooner rather than later. There are lots of great guys out there that know how to appropriately express their emotions.

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