If this is true, I hope Rihanna has the good sense to dump him.

I have been hit, punched, but also done my share of the violence as well. None of those relationships lasted obviously.

I think that in a heated arguement, with some people, especially when one party is cornered, or feels desperate, or cannot express themselves it comes out in a violent matter either on someone else, or on inanimate objects, and in close quarters like a car (in regards to chris and Rihanna) its dangerous to get into an arguement.

Yes. It has happened to me once. I have a feeling a lot of girls have experienced this at one time or another.

That being said I hope this isnt true. I love driving through Tappahanock and I always think of CB when I am out that way.

Yes. But not really with any of my relationships... my dad used to have anger problems when I was little, you see. He's been better, working towards fixing his relationships with his kids and mostly over them for about 5 years now, but that doesn't change the fact it happened.

In my previous relatioonships, I was definitly an angry person, especially towards the end. I felt, afterwards, that that wasn't who I was and needed to control myself better. in my current relationship that I've been in for 1 year and 3 months, we've had our share of arguements and in the beginning, things would get out of hand but the most damage I could say I did was throw a toothbrush. Haha. Anyways, we're so much better. We both realized that it wasn't the way we wanted to be, we love each other too much to let an arguement get to the point of craziness. And we've stuck to that since.

Not by a boyfriend...

All my serious relationships were with thankfully nice guys..I did BRIEFLY date this douche in High School that was verbally abusive he even kicked me out of his car and left me in the middle of a random street once! a**hole

Never with a guy - and definatly never with a boyfriend. I dunno, I think I have a really good sixth sense about guys. Either that or the guys I have been with are really really hard to piss off!

I would hope that no man would ever be crazy or stupid enough to put his hands on me. usually when I have arguments that gets to that point, I walk away to cool off.

I have never had an argument turn violent. I had a bf once that I heard through the grapevines that had hit his ex. I was very conscious about not making him mad. I felt that it wasn't normal to have to think about not pissing him off though...so that one didn't work out.

I did have a relationship that ended very badly. However, we never saw each other when things got heated....I think if we came face to face someone would have gotten hit.

Never by a boyfriend.. I've had heated arguements with my current boyfriend but he hates to see me upset, so when things start to get rough, he pulls out and tries to calm me down and apologises. I never really start an arguement.

No way, I would consider it to be really bad if an argument got to the point of physical violence. Also any dude that hits back is a coward.

Yup, had one man that was violent towards me. Got out of the relationship and have completely moved on mentally and emotionally but he is still in my life stalking me and attempting for ruin my personal affairs. At least he taught me what NOT to look for in a man.

never

Yes, but I have to be honest, I've hit too (which isn't always discussed). Often, we focus on men hitting women, not vice versa. That's just as bad.

My parents are divorcing after 30 years because my dad pushed my mom down onto the couch.

Thankfully, no. The most angry action I have seen out of my husband was one time when we were dating and got in a huge fight over the phone, and he hurled his phone at the wall and destroyed it. He called me back on a neighbor's phone and told me what he did. He was embarrassed!

Aww I'm sorry Jeny My parents divorced after being together 20 something years so I know this is tough.

No...I've never been hit by any ex-boyfriends or my husband because if it did happen it's a given that he'd be picking his teeth up off the ground......

No. Never. And I sincerely hope to keep it that way

Not by a boyfriend.
Otherwise, yes...

LoL, everyone gets in a scuffle sometime, whether big or tiny. I'm sure we've all hit someone on the play ground when we were 3 or 4 or something. But anyway, as for hitting a girlfriend or wife. Never have, never ever ever ever will. Never. I don't ever tolerate it. And I won't tolerate it, from myself, family members, children, and not even others. I have negative zero tolerance when it comes to women's abuse, child abuse, rape, and sexual assault.

My boyfriend and I got into such a bad fight (basically him breaking up with me after 2 years without an actual reason) that he got up in my face and started to scream at me. I pushed him away. He has never hit me, but if he did I'd leave for sure.

not violent exactly, but i have a temper and things have gotten heated.

Not physical violence but I had a ex who verbally and psychologically abused me. Usually it was implying I was stupid or saying I needed a nose job.

Never. But I have said some verbally violent things to my boyfriend that I regret. That stuff is pretty bad too.

Nope, never. I pity any guy who would have the balls to try it though.

I've thrown things, I love to break things when I'm angry, but I never threw something at someone to hurt them.
I was never actually hit, I had just broke up with the guy and I was getting stuff from our still apartment and he tried to force himself on me luckily he didn't want me calling the cops. My parents had to finish moving my stuff.

Never. And if it ever happens, he'll get his walking orders.

My mom slapped me once and cried immediately after doing it. I was 15 and called her a b!tch. I say no one deserves to be hit, but I kinda did deserve it.

No, our arguments end in tickle wars

Not with a bf. I've gotten into an argument that has turned violent with my mom, sister, brother, and ex-friend.

yes -- with my first truly serious boyfriend as i was still quite young and impressionable. i'd always been a b*tch and kind of a ball breaker, thinking i was tough. but it's an easy thing to go ahead and think before tiny you is actually confronted by a much stronger intimidating male a few years older than you.

the violence slowly built up, it started in little ways that i'd brush off -- grabbing my wrist, pinning me against the wall, etc. but after a certain point things tend to go south quickly. it was difficult dealing with being only 17/18 years old. idiotically enough, i was with him a year and a half which sucks but now i'm only better for it. although i do hate his guts for some of the things he did, in a way i don't regret the relationship.

never, i think all the boys in my life have known if they ever touched me the wrong way and i didn't get the chance to kill them, my dad would take care of that.

Never been hit but definitely had heard some hurtful things. My brothers/dad/uncles/cousins would kill anyone who thought it was okay to think about laying a hand on me. As far as this CB/Rihanna situation, I think they both played a part.

No, I've never been hit in anger by anyone.
Melo, how can you possibly excuse a man who beat a woman so soundly that she was "in too much pain to be touched"? Hitting a woman is disgusting, and never excusable.

Never. Abuse from either a man or woman is not excusable. Period.

Very sadly, yes.
I fought back though.
Didn't do much good.

I have hit a partner, and I have been hit by a partner. Thankfully neither have been my current. I made it very clear to my love that I would NEVER strike him unless he deserved it beyond any doubt. But it takes a lot to piss me off to that extent.

I voted "no" on this one because I've never been hit by a guy. However, over the summer I had an argument with a drunk girlfriend escalate to the point violence. So maybe I should have said "yes".

My mom was horribly abused by her last husband and then years later, by her boyfriend. I still see her death as highly suspicious, even though the police ruled out homicide.

My sister's first boyfriend when she was 13 abused her for years.

My ex-husband abused me for 14 years. Mentally and physically. I finally escaped him and moved several states away. I still don't feel safe.