[quote=@MULTI_MEDIA_MAN] [hider] In the past, he might not have been abusive. But, after she [i]voluntarily left him because he was a murderous bastard[/i] (Pre-Cinder as well, as our lovely little flashback episode showed us), he sent search parties for her. [i]Search parties.[/i] Bull fucking shit he's not abusive. "I'm gonna destroy everything you love." Bull FUCKING SHIT HE'S NOT ABUSIVE! "my darling, my love," etc etc BULL FUCKING SHIT. He's a psychotic, abusive, murderer and to call him anything less is blinding yourself to the very obvious reality of the situation. I don't give a fuck WHY he's doing these things, there is NO excuse.[/hider] [/quote] [hider=My Hider] I looked up the definition of the word abusive, thinking that it pertained only to situations in which a close (or at least supposedly close) relationship is sustained, but as a matter of fact it does not, instead being habitual, so I guess the guy's got the wrong estimate of what the word means. The bottom line is, there's no indication that he [i]was[/i] an abusive partner, but his growing tendency toward violence led to Blake's abandonment, which kicked off his status as an abusive ex. I don't think he implied that there was an excuse; just that there was a reason, and what he thought it was. You're awfully emotional and aggressive over this cartoon, you know. [/hider]