[Tax-chick]

A man’s attacking his estranged girlfriend is unfortunately all too ordinary.

[Vigilanteman]

Sadly, yes. And it is a good argument to the "marriage is just a piece of paper" crowd as to why the piece of paper is important.

There was a whole lot more loving and a whole lot less violence back in the day when marriage was considered a lifetime commitment and the hook-up culture was shunned.