
leave! these things escalate. even if you want to help him. if he’s hit you once and you’ve proven to him that you won’t leave him over it, then it’s an invitation to do it again. women have made it all the way to marrying and having kids with a man before finding out that he’s an abuser. don’t convince yourself it’s your responsibility to save anyone but you
when helping him through the hard times crosses the boundary into putting yourself in danger, no i do not think you should do that. obviously you love this man and he clearly means a lot to you if you would overlook physical violence to stay with him, but believe me when i say, you are showing him that he can keep hurting you. staying is putting up with it. no matter what he promises you, no matter how sorry he says he is, every time you stay you enable him which hurts both of you