We have been together since high school. I was 16 when we met and he was 17, we actually have the same birthday. I was a sophomore and he was a junior although we went to different schools. So we have been together a little over 14 years. We have been married for almost 9 yrs in June. Yes we have two boys ages 8 and 4. I have been with him for pretty much half of my life. Our history is a long one but we did seperate when our first son was about 1 yr because I couldn't live with him anymore he was verbally abusive and didn't care about the marriage. After I left he changed his ways though, we were seperated for about 3 months. His mom has been married 3 times and her second husband was verbally and mentally abusive as well as physically. He is not physically abusive to me and never has been. I think in my opinion he likes going back and forth with fighting, I think he thrives on it to be honest.