That's what you get when you ask for a man to be a protector and provider. I have read stories about her husband and he is not the abusive type.

If he made such a definitive statement and she went along without arguing, that only proves it wasn't the first time.

She has allowed him to be her protector for as long as they've known each other. Which is not bad. Women want their men to love, care and protect them. He's merely doing his duty to her.