<human>: Throw away account.

I'm a guy.

My SO and I have been together, off and on, for almost 3 years. It's been a tumultuous relationship to say the least. We live together and have no children. I've threatened to leave on several occasions because of her behavior. 

She's a bipolar alcoholic that will rant and rave over absolutely nothing. We get into fights that are ridiculous and often start from something as small as me playing a video game when she wants to spend time together.

I'm a muscular guy. I work out 3+ times per week. I've never once put my hands on a female. But, she has this bad problem of punching me or other things when stuff doesn't go her way. Last night we got into a fight because she said something rude about my mother. I told her that I was going to leave and stay with a friend and then pack my shit tomorrow morning.  

As I'm trying to leave, she's holding the door. She's small framed, so I know how easily I could have removed her from the door. As I'm trying to open it, she punches me in the face. I did nothing, just told her to stop and move. She hits me in the face again, calling me a pussy and everything else under the sun. She hits me, hard, in the groin - so I backhanded her.

Needless to say, she called the cops and we both got sent to jail. 

Was I wrong for hitting her? Sorry, but I don't really think it's cool when women want to act like men but then can't handle the consequences of such behavior.

What should I do, reddit?

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<bot>: My crazy girlfriend and I got into a physical fight last night and both winded up in jail. Was I wrong and what do I do now?