no one here is claiming it's ever ok for a man to hit a woman but, obviously you don't know that in america it's also a crime for a woman to hit a man. if they get into a fight and they both look beatdown they can both be arrested for domestic violence. there's also a term called 'mutual combat'.

whitney had the option to leave bobby, she told oprah if a man hits her she's gonna give as good as she got. so if she wasn't afraid to go toe to toe with him, she wasn't scared to leave him. beside, she said if bobby got heavy handed, "relatives would see to it he came up missing".

women can't jump on a man and then attempt to hid themselves behind the shield of femininity if he strikes back (even slightly...been there).

it sounds like she didn't leave bobby because she was addicted to the way the man 'worked it'. she said as much in a couple of interviews. besides she was determined to prove the media and the likes of YOU wrong about her marriage (it seems no matter at what expense).

as much as i think bobby was a dog, no doubt, whitney knew it before she married him. he even sang about it (remember 'my prerogative')? whitney was a smart strong-willed woman but she was weak for bobby.

@ riri...

if a man hits you once, it's HIS fault. if he hits you twice, it's YOURS.