Tantrums

Yes, Penny, I believe it is about power.  And victimization.

Women give birth, which makes for an interesting relationship.  At once, it gives women a great deal of power, and also places them in a dependent role.

And I think that because of that, women are the compromisers.  She has learned to do whatever it takes to keep herself and her child safe, while she is not in a physical  position of physical dominance.

But over time, compromise becomes acquiescence, and acquiescence feeds a man's power, and that relationship becomes a vicious cycle of anger and victimization.

Such a huge question, isn't it?