No person, man or woman deserves to be beaten and who are we or anyone else in the street to judge if their being beaten by their spouse continually and haven't had the courage to leave their partner? I've never been in this kind of situation - thank goodness, but I've witnessed first-hand how emotionally disturbed some women get when their being beaten as I went to one of those crisis centres and the majority of them are scared of their spouse. Their scared of not having financial security, not having a stable family life and even what some of their relatives might say. Theres a lot more as to why someone stays with a partner for so long who abuses them. I hope these people have the courage to seek refuge for their own safety and for those who find it suitable to abuse their spouses to seek some counselling. O'h and Castlebee once again kudos, kudos and more kudos to you my dear.