It's quite possible that even the concept of a 'marital relationship' would have been strange to Socrates, or Xanthippe for that matter. So Xanthippe being 'abusive' may have had no more significance (to either of them) than bad weather or a broken vase.
It's quite possible that even the concept of a 'marital relationship' would have been strange to Socrates, or Xanthippe for that matter. So Xanthippe being 'abusive' may have had no more significance (to either of them) than bad weather or a broken vase.