Interesting thought, Lifetime.
I've been doing some reading on this topic, and much of the material I've seen says that our culture 'trains' men from boyhood to be abusive and controlling, and trains women to accept abuse. Many fathers treat their sons abusively then tell them to "take it like a man." Ick. I know for me, I was conditioned to sacrifice my needs to others. Also, much of the media treats women like objects to be used, rather than as human beings deserving of respect. A couple of researchers like Paul Kivel and Lundy Bancroft have published articles and books on the 'why' of violence in our society, if you're interested.
The recession doesn't help either, I'd bet. Unemployment has hit men harder than women in the U.S., and that pill doesn't go down easy. I've also read research about increased crime and alcoholism during the Great Depression with parallels drawn to this recession. The economy can be pretty demoralizing for lots of people, and if men (generally) find a strong sense of identity and worth in their work, I suppose anger or depression would be a natural outflow of being un/under-employed.
But I DO wish the "good stories" would get told more! I'm sure there are lots of wonderful loving marriages - but they don't often write into MB Radio for help! I think I'll start googling "stories of loving marriages" for inspiration.
...and of course, it's lovely to hear the Harley's being so cute on the radio every day.