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Originally Posted by WarmFuzzySocks
Summer, I'll chime in. It's abusive behavior.
It doesn't matter whether you made a mistake, real or perceived. It doesn't matter what his intention is. It doesn't matter that he doesn't use other skills to deal with his anger, whether he's capable of accessing those skills or not, and whether he realizes he could handle things differently or not.
You deserve respect and partnership. He does not have a right to target you when he is angry. Period.
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Amen. Calling people names is abuse. Denial and minimization may make it feel better, rationalizing it as your fault is about as classic battered woman as it gets. He chooses what words come out of his mouth as surely as any other person draws his fist back. Words hurt. I think you deserve better.