Incidentally, I think a lot of the reactions here demonstrate exactly why a lot of people suffering dv don't come forward.
When an abuser has everyone won over because he's a 'good guy' people aren't as likely to clock the micro expressions, aggressions, and more subtle abuse. He's also more likely to be able to explain it away.
'Oh I just love her so much I want to be close to her!' Rather than 'I need to control where she is so I'm holding her tightly to make sure she can't escape'.
I can imagine that plucking up the courage to tell someone you are being abused and then having them say you're overreacting is devastating.
to anyone that is going through, or has been through, abuse.