Fitness, health, and behavioral coach, Barima Osei Asare has stated that women who greet their husbands without respect can be a form of abuse.

Explaining his stance to Nathaniel Attoh on Joy Prime’s Prime Morning show, he said that abuse is defined by doing things improperly, which include greeting and other wife-husband activities.

“When it comes to being abused, it is doing stuff the improper way. The way you say good morning can be an abuse. If it is done the improper way, it’s abuse. Even the way you hug; people hug you like they hate you, but they’ll still hug you because it’s mandatory for them to hug you; it’s an abuse. Even when serving food to your partner, welcome them when they come from work, saying goodbye before they leave to work…”

He furthered that men are mistreated in diverse ways that are typically disregarded, causing them to remain silent regardless of the harm it causes.

Most often, people associate abuse only with physical violence, but the behavioral coach emphasized that the most common abuse among men is emotional, highlighting that men need attention..

Furthermore, Mr. Asare pointed out that the lack of structures to handle men's issues, in contrast to women, contributes to the rise in the mortality rate among men.

He suggested that “Society should do better, and there should be systems in place for men to report, not as in report for seeking help. There should be support systems for men. I researched and realised that there’s no even budget for men who are victimised.”

As men are celebrated globally on 19th November, International Men’s Day, Mr. Asare admonished men to begin prioritising themselves first and erase the ‘home first’ mentality.

“The only person who cannot leave you is yourself. Take care of your body and internal organs,” the fitness coach urged.

He urged men to also look out for each other when it comes to sharing emotional challenges and to be each other's keepers, adding that football should not be the only topic of discussion among men.