Violent men were significantly more likely than nonviolent men to expect that violence would result in their winning the argument that had precipitated the violence, whereas nonviolent men were more likely to believe that the use of violence would result in an end to the relationship. Expected consequences were also associated with the frequency/severity of self-reported aggressive behavior within the aggressive group. The item assessing the expectation that a partner would call police subsequent to the aggression loaded on a factor defined by items indicating that the perpetrator wins the argument. This item loaded positively on this factor, which was more highly endorsed by aggressive men, possibly reflecting the actual result of a previous aggressive incident. Tables, figure, references