I have never been in an abusive relationship.I was married to a wonderful man for over 20 yrs until his passing almost 3 yrs ago. I started dating a fellow (separated) who was an acquaintance, 9 months ago. I finally found out today that there had been physical abuse in his previous marriage that he had never spoken to me about. The final incident reportedly happened many years before the marriage ended and he took an anger management course. He stated that his wife left because of what she felt to be mental abuse in the marriage.He swears he is a changed man and I have not witnessed anything alarming in his behaviour (nothing from the list of warning signs on this site). I feel very angry with him about not telling me the whole truth about his marital problems. He has always taken full responsibility for the marital break-up and never speaks ill of his wife despite what i perceived to be angry or erratic behaviour on her part. He told me today (and I believe it to be sincere) that he would fully understand if I chose to end the relationship and that he would respect whatever decision I made and leave me alone if I wanted nothing further to do with him.I care for this man and the relationship has been very good for me emotionally after losing my husband. I am afraid I may become a victim of abuse if I stay with this man. Can he be trusted?thanks for your help