"But I love him/her and I know he/she loves me so if I get smacked around once in a while, it's ok. They don't mean it and they always say I'm sorry.
That is part of the abuse cycle in relationships.
If you have a jpartner that degrades you emotionally or hits you/hurts you, then it will never really stop.
It is a relationship you need to get out of unless your mate wants to get help.
BUt you say, "I love him/her". Is it really love? or are you really saying "I will be lonely without him and I don't want to be alone"?
That is part of the abuse cycle in relationships.
If you have a jpartner that degrades you emotionally or hits you/hurts you, then it will never really stop.
It is a relationship you need to get out of unless your mate wants to get help.
BUt you say, "I love him/her". Is it really love? or are you really saying "I will be lonely without him and I don't want to be alone"?
