Not always, I walked out on my now ex after he started beating our 3 children, 1 just a Colicy infant. Blamed PTSD never in combat. Raised his hand to beat me when I was carrying the third. Very Controlling. I had $5.00. Packed, called my uncle to take us to my parents. Never looked back. A-hole never paid child support either.
Yikes—were there any clues something was “off” before he started beating the kids?