I have no idea how to handle this--hopefully someone can lend some insight. I have a friend whose husband--in their 10 year marriage-has been occassionally been violent with her--It's happened a handful of times and always years in between-he's never "beaten" her, mostly pushing her, throwing her around-recently he slapped her in the face while she was holding their baby. They overall have a good relationship, and here's the kicker, she is in this very field.

The dilemma is that I have some information that might make her take it more seriously and I'm not sure it's my place to tell her--I know her husband's ex wife's family and he abused her apparently often and more severe and I've recently found out that he also abused his ex girlfriend. Do I tell my friend so she can maybe make better decisions about herself and her child, or do I keep my mouth shut because it's none of my business. By the way, she has zero intention of divorcing him and is all too aware of how ironic this all is. It's hard to think straight when you're emotionally involved, so any advice would be helpful