ABSTRACT
The author was introduced to Marie by her treating psychologist. She had obtained a divorce and was in counseling in an attempt to cope with the residual emotional trauma. She was primarily interested in obtaining an answer to the questions, “What was wrong with me? How could I have allowed this to happen? Were there any warning signs that I was oblivious to
during the dating relationship?” Fortunately, this young mother was counseled by a woman who not only had experience in dealing with battered spouses but, more importantly, was familiar with the paraphilias in general and sexual sadism in particular. Furthermore, she was knowledgeable about the current research on sexually sadistic men and their relationships with wives and girlfriends (Dietz, Hazelwood, and Warren, 1990; Hazelwood, Dietz, and Warren, 1992; Hazelwood, Dietz, and Warren, 1993; Warren, Hazelwood, and Dietz, 1996; and Warren and Hazelwood, in press).
