Oh God, from this perspective the Orange Peel theory probably represents 5% of what's important... There are sooo many things and behaviours that are much more important.

I believe that if abuse occurred, there's no excuse for that. It's one thing when your partner throws a plate on the floor far away from you, and then apologizes and goes to therapy if it happens again. It's a totally different thing when there's actual physical or emotional abuse happening. If a man were to even push me or slap me - that's it, I'm out. Same goes for emotional abuse.

Yes, those modern tv shows are garbage and are filmed for entertainment. No sane person sees them as a roadmap to relationships. Sadly, young people may get influenced by them.