Your boyfriend, I'm sorry to say, is a
classic male...
Given the history you describe and the
behaviors that you describe, I wouldn't be at all surprised
if David's verbal abuse eventually escalates to physical
abuse.
A Reader Responds:
I think Jody is using a pretty unreasonable standard herself.
To say that this David is a "classic male" and
then say he is verbally abusive and potentially physically
abusive (both of which I agree with) is saying that most
men are abusive. Which I don't agree with. At all.
