A lot of soap characters are easy -going
and the vast majority dont beat their partners
or commit serious sexual offences.
There are a lot of "relationships" and a
lot of unplanned pregnancies but most
are consensual and non-violent.
Its the violence / lack of normal thought
and continued pattern over years that
makes Andy unacceptable( imo)
Other characters have committed murders
and other serious crimes but for a limited
time- then there is some punidhmenf!