“He was one of those guys who didn’t handle anger well, but I was the only one who saw it. I don’t know exactly why that was. Maybe his feelings were more overwhelming around me because there was love there. Maybe because I was his wife he felt entitled. I really don’t understand that mindset and I really don’t want to. Anyway, for most of the time it was little things, though they didn’t seem little at the time. He’d grab me by my upper arms and shake me, and it would leave the nastiest bruises. One time he knocked me down and then picked me up by my hair. Not to say that’s not bad enough,
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