Cindy, a 42-year old woman, fell deeply in love with and married Jim, who is 10 years her senior. It was Cindy's second marriage. Her first husband died 5 years before she met Jim. Both Cindy and Jim are of Islamic descent. Cindy had two children by her first husband and one more since she and Jim married. They own their own home and both hold professional jobs. Shortly after the birth of their daughter, things started getting tense. Cindy felt like she was walking on eggshells because Jim would get angry about the most insignificant things. One day he flew into a rage and hit her; he pulled her across the room by her hair. Afterward he was so sorry, he promised to change. He bought her a gift. Things got really good, like when they had first metit was great! About 10 months later, he started getting cranky again.