
my ex did that too where he would be all like “i’m nvr touching u again. i’m so sorry. blah blah blah.” crying and feeling awful and then BOOM it would happen again and the cycle would repeat and to this day i’m sure he still hasn’t come to terms with the fact that he raped me and sexually assaulted me repeatedly over the course of our relationship.
i gave him the benefit of the doubt always like you are doing here. “but he genuinely feels bad” “he didn’t mean to” “he would never do it again”. i chalked it up to inexperience and ignorance and that he just needed time and to be educated. but it never changed and i walked away even more traumatized than when i met him. not every man is the same but be safe and be wary and do with that what you will.