It's probably not a good idea to beat your old lady

Violence never really solved anything other than paving the way for the U.S. to stretch coast to coast, stopping Hitler's genocide, suppling diamonds to the world's skanks and providing a means to accurately gauge the credibility of rappers (respect = death). Still, violence against women is really a lose/lose situation.

A dumbass guy who strikes a woman is not only assured that somewhere an anger management counselor is smiling while drinking chamomile tea but also that he's risking countless STD's which the next "Ladies Night Out" invariably will incur and possibly bring back home. Clearly, stifling your rage into a tiny ball of anger (read: tumor) is much more socially acceptable or there's always the chance that a few unkind words about a woman's weight might let an eating disorder keep a broad in line far better than any man every could.

Finally, men who engage against violence against women strangely seem to appear unsympathetic when stories of their indiscretions end up on the news.

For instance, there might be a perfectly logical explanation (other than boredom) as to why some dude might have lost his cool and shoved a cell phone down the throat of his girlfriend or doused a woman with kerosene and lit her on fire but few people will listen after your mugshot appears on TV. Media bias can be a bitch nowadays.

So the best advice to to never try and control your bitch with violence. No matter what Sean Connery says.