Is being slapped the same as being hit?

Charges could be pressed from even by a touch with a finger. It is insane how you could ruin his life (and your marriage) through a simple accusation to law enforcement. Everyone gets into arguments that can sometimes get into shoving to maintain space. Don't get between him and the door. Don't raise the volume of the discussion. Sounds like he needs to step out to think and you are trying to force him to do something he isn't quite ready to accept. Make you point and then give him space. If he follows you and gets violent then you need to change conversation to how you won't tolerate that kind of behavior from anyone. Men get upset when they feel they are not getting respect. That causes arguments, but can also be used to stop them from behaving badly.

Just how are you "getting in his way"? Is this one of those get in face and scream at him deals or something else entirely?

And how and where on your body does he slap you? Laying a hand on another when you're angry is never good,but there are extenuating circumstance SOME times.

PLEASE don't think for a second I'm taking his side here. Far from it. But I learned very early on in my career as a divorce attorney to keep an open mind when a client waltzed in screaming about how the big lout hit her. My investigator would later find that he merely pushed her away as she was going for his head with a cast iron frying pan or some other easily explainable incident that didn't come remotely close to spousal abuse. So I want to make sure we're all singing off the same page first.

Does he slap his friends other family or coworkers and push them out of the way? If the answer is no then, yes it's the same as being hit!

I don't see pushing as a big deal, but technically it is.

Slapping, yes, that's hitting. Where is he slapping you?

A slap is always a hit. A hit is not always a slap.

The purpose of a slap is often to humiliate, instead of injure...my question to you is how is that working for you? Although this may seam less severe then getting hit this is still considered a assault. Good luck...

Does it really make a difference? A slap or a hit is still physical abuse, and it should not be tolerated. I suggest you employ some serious introspection.

Being slapped and being hit are two different things. But he should not be doing either one of them.

Well you know if it's only on the bare ar$e and you're tied to the bed at the time, then it's all in good fun, innit?

(Well it is at my place at any rate)

Yes, he is violating your person, a slap, a push it does not matter. Ask him to stop and tell him it makes you uncomfortable and disrespected.