the1much, you are a scream! How old is your abused husband? I am reading about plenty of younger roos who haven't laid down the law (please, no pun intended, do not kick me off the forum) with the harem yet, and they can sometimes take their share of abuse before . . . ahem . . . they develop the manly assertiveness that most ladies secretly adore.
If nothing else works, you might try letting him watch Errol Flynn movies.

If nothing else works, you might try letting him watch Errol Flynn movies.