What really bothers me is that a woman will go back into a violent relationship.  It's really sad.  I realize that many women that do this are emotionally and/or mentally ill.  I stayed in a marriage after I was threatened being slugged by my husband.  To this day, I wish I had left him the day he pulled back his fist to hit me.  I backed him down, but then didn't back myself up and away. Sad, so sad.