I am his first wife, he has three kids and I have two from a previous marriage. He would always threaten to leave me if I did not cater to him. Things started getting rough when I would stand up for myself. Everyone used to tell me he was very disrespectful to me and to stand up for myself. During the last month, he kept telling me that if he left me I would beg him to come back. My parents were scheduled for a visit and he asked me when they were coming. I told him "tomorrow" and I came home from work and he was gone. We have been married for seven years.