Feeling sorry will never stop them from doing it again. My sister used to tell me, it begins with a slap. That opens a door that will always be kept ajar.
what your sister told you was so true. My mom also always remind me that i need to be careful if one day i have a husband. Once he slapped me, she told me to immediately leave him. it will become a bad habit of his. ( sorry if my english is a bit weird, English is not my main language)
Your English is perfect. And it’s true. After the slap that they will pretend was not intentional will come the hits. It’s always downhill after.
Abuser tactic 101 is tending to the wounds they inflicted on their victims. It's a perfect way to control the victim. Show them although I can hurt you, I am the only one who can make it right. These authors like showing abusers taking care of the wounds they inflicted on their victims as some good hearted character when in actual sense, it is a predictable habit of abusers. Also abusers can feel sorry after the abuse.