should i be afraid if he hits his mother?

I seem to be in the reverse situation. My boyfriend has anger issues, sometimes fueled by his lack of trust in me.
He has raised his hand to me before, and in these times I usually go and call his mother, hoping she can diffuse the situation. Naturally it's quite hard trying to get the mother-in-law to see your point, but sometimes this is all I can do. And he wouldn't do that to me in front of his mother.

I wish I could get him to see someone to help him. To go to some sort of therapy, even if we go together.
He only gets angry like once a month, and only lifts his hand every 6 months or so, but they take so much out of me emotionally.
I guess there's only one explanation: LOVE IS BLIND

(((sugahorse))) Wow this screams abusive behavior that only becomes worse with time. Please change your relationship with this man, remove yourself for the most part until he does obtain professional help. That you have to call his mother is also indicative of some abusive males who's issues are because of their mothers. They do not heal on their own, they only transfer their issues and anger onto the female in their life.

Please, please, please listen to reason, and make some changes NOW while you can.

I concor with the other who say yes you should leave him. A man who does not respect his mother is not a man anyone should waste their time on. You know the old and familiar saying "Their are plenty of fish in the ocean" well it is true. A good person deserves a good man. And one more thing I have been married 27 years, if you think you can change him it won't happen. The things I thought were cute about my husband now irrate me. But if he ever, ever would have gotten violent with his mom, I would have booted his A__ out of here.

.His mother can't leave, but you can. Please save yourself possibly years of pain and hurt and leave. The writing is on the wall.

I only married my husband after I was satisfied with how he treated (and spoke about when they weren't there) his ex-wife, mother, and my mother.

So Angie, how are you and the kids doing? Can you check in with us?

it started that way with my ex but i loved him so i stayed with him he had smacked me a few times but was going to counceling so i stayed thinking it would get better i wound up moving in with him cus he "needed" me well the abuse got more severe i almost didnt finish highschool he would lock me in the apt. it got to the point he attempted to kill me and thankfully he went outside to buy pills and forgot to lock the door and i got neighbors attention then he came back n saw i had moved and started choking me my neighbor called the police and helped me break loose. if he can hit his own mother it will not stop at that trust me it will just get worse get out while your still capable of moving