Reply #54: I once knew a teeny tiny lady with a huge husband, and she used to

[Lisa0825]

barrage him with punches and slaps, until he hit her or pushed her down. Sure, she was not capable of physicaly hurting as much as he possibly could, but being hit dozens of times by even a small adult can't be totally devoid of pain, brusing, etc. When he hit her or pushed her down or away, she would scream about him abusing her, as if she didn't remember the 50 times she'd just smacked him. I know this is a volatile subject, but I do think that she was provoking him. Was he never allowed to defend himself? He didn't want to just leave, because she threatened him with not allowing him to see their child. To my knowledge, he never pummeled her the way she did him. That doesn't make it right, but the notion that a woman can never provoke a man is not quite right either.