by Melanie Martinez

Here’s a story about boy meets girl. Boy falls for girl, and girl falls for him to. They got married and live a comfortable life in the suburbs. Girl got a big job working as a secretary for a big company. Boy got jealous and started to accuse Girl of being unfaithful. Girl became defensive; Boy hits her so that she would shut up. Girl has to live with the scar for almost a week.

Now here’s another story. Boy goes steady with Girl who he loved since high school. Boy lost his job and had to stay home for a while. Girl got frustrated, started to call Boy unpleasant names and threaten him. Boy goes into depression due to him feeling worthless.

Which scenarios do you find serious and needs to be reported? A or B?

WRONG. Both scenarios are bad. But the question is, where can they go from here? Most Malaysians refuse to report these acts due to the fear of being judged, being called weak and also shame. What would the society think? What about their family? And for some reason, what about their spouse's/partner's family? 

Lets break the stigma and move towards being able to save yourself from abuse, regardless if its physical or mental, even if you’re a woman, a man or even children. Everybody deserves to be happy and everybody deserves freedom.