She hit him harder and asked again if it hurt. She says she wanted him to feel a portion of the pain she felt. She didn't succeed. But she went to jail. He told her later that he hadn't been with another woman after all.
Several women describe their partners as emotionally abusive, controlling and detached.
He just laughs. Others say being arrested for domestic violence stripped them of what little power they might have had. Now, the men can threaten to dial 911, and the women, fearing the arrival of the cops and the loss of their children, acquiesce. That's emotional abuse, and the women say it overshadows the physical. Their controlling, cheating, manipulative partners sound loathsome.