Yes you guessed it, the item I would recommend is pepper spray or a stun gun. Why you ask, because the most under reported crime across the states is domestic violence. Violence perpetrated against the one you would think was loved. But the statistics prove otherwise. Relationahips are fragile and in todays economy with job losses and the male ego's being demoralized, who do you lash out to? This sword cuts both ways, women are frustrated that their lives are not what they thought they would be. Bad relationships and equally bad marraiges create violence or dispair leading to worsening crisis.
Stalking or threatening are part of bills being written into laws throughout the country. These are being added to laws so that behavior can be adjudicated before someone gets hurt or something inappropriate takes place.
1.3 million women are victims of physical assault by an intimate partner each year. The use of pepper spray or a stun gun or the many other items of self defense are your first line of defense in most cases of physical assault.
Further steps must be taken to avoid social networking abuses like threatening texts or stalking. Even more subtle control of victims is not leaving the house or limiting access to funds. These can be a cumulative effect that is frightening. These situations can begin at a very early age. Today's permissive society allows young children to cohabit at early ages and doesn't train them to understand the power one partner can have over another. Unfortunately this is why stricter and more invasive laws are required. No parents, no guidance, more laws and less freedom.