Firstly, I just want to say that my Wife has never hit me except in a playful non-violent way but I was watching a documentary a few days ago on Foxtel about men and women with abusive partners and I was just wondering (regardless of your gender) if your partner was abusive and hit you what would you do? Would you hit them back, try to block their attacks, leave or let them continue? I hit my Dad once and knocked him out but that was after years of him physically abusing me, my sister and Mum and while I am not a violent I don’t regret doing that but I could never hit my Wife.

What would you do?