About People Who Act In Abusive Ways Toward Their Partner
It is important to note that a person of any gender might choose to harm their partner. In any intimate relationship, all forms of abuse are harmful, real and completely unacceptable.
Abusive individuals generally employ a wide variety of tactics to gain and maintain power in their relationship with their spouse or intimate partner.
Unfortunately, most often when people who cause harm express remorse or apologize to their partner, it turns out to be just another manipulative tactic designed to keep that person from leaving. While positive change is certainly possible, it is often only after the person who is causing the harm agrees to engage in long-term work with a local education and accountability program.