If you or your children are dating, you may wonder how to spot an abuser. In this guest post, Daniella Levy tells us the warning signs. People tend to believe that violence is a random, unpredictable disaster.  “It was totally out of the blue!” “He was always so nice!”  “There’s no way we could have known.” That’s just not true. Violent people are everywhere.  The rates of domestic abuse are similar across every culture, race and religion.  If they were easy to identify, they would not be successful.  So they conceal their violent behavior.  They draw in their victims using manipulation, take away her safety net, break down her defenses and coping mechanisms … [Read more...]