I am really amazed and pleased how much sympathy to be gotten on the internet. However I want to remind everybody that in every relationship no person is totally to blame or totally innocent, each person share at least a portion of the responsibility,there is always two sides for a story.
In America it is prevalent that the men is always the abusive, but there is many abusive women out there, in my household the abuse began with my wife (I.e.) waking me up at 3 am to ask me why i left a dirty pot in the sink or having turn off my cell when i come home.
My wife is strongly identified with the victimhood ( http://www.drzur.com/victimhood.html )and in the internet she found a whole new audience to manipulate and get the attention she craves.
I don't begrudge my wife any hug that might come her way, none of us can ever have too many, however it would feel better if they have been earned with more honesty.
Regards,