I Never Hit Her: Abuse Between Intimate Partners

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“I never hit her,” Jake insisted, trying not to shout. “I’m not one of those abusive men you hear about.” “Hitting a person isn’t the only kind of abuse,” Mike responded. “When you yell at Sandy and throw things and shove her, that’s abuse.” “By that standard, raising my voice could be ‘abuse,’” Jake snarled sarcastically. Mike nodded. “It could be.”