<human>: Can you provide a brief overview of the text?

just like the title says, I physically, emotionally and other abused my ex wife. I was just releases from the states medium security prison after serving two years on agrivated battery, false inprisonment and DUI charges. My wife is long gone and I'm not getting out to much.

The standard excuse is I was beat as a child. Dad threw me beatings, mom did and my grandpa did to. Lots of therapy inside finally made me realize that while I did have it bad, I can't take it out on the world. I still got a long way to go and working with my PO to find a suitable therapist. I'm lucky in that I have a trade and was hired back my old company. Lots of felons don't get this break. 

The thing is I'm lonely and I got the typical needs of a man--especially after two years inside. I want to date again but I feel I need to get the therapy going, as for the other stuff I look at free classifieds at the offerings but am to scared to get caught and end up back in the cell. 

The thing is...should I just put this out of my mind? And admit that because of my past I shouldn't be around women? I want a family, I want love, I want companionship but I can't honestly say what would happen if I got angry.
<bot>: I just got out of prison where I did time for beating my wife. Should I just admit that love isn't for me and focus on other things life has or offer?