Hi Happyhappyme1987 ,
Sorry to hear the thing you had to go through. Men who hit their women either want to show their chauvinistic superiority or they either want this as deterrent to women not to leave them.

So you really need to think what will happen if you spent the rest of your life with this person.

I think you have an image of him in your mind about a person who you want him to be, but as you explained earlier he is sounding the complete opposite. So better think about it and take a decision.