Four years ago my boyfriend punched my arm ( leaving a bruise) and pulled my hair. It happened during an argument where he was convinced he was in the right.
I'd never been so terrified in my life as he turned into someone completely different and it all happened so suddenly out of the blue.
He got arrested but as I didn't press charges he was back the next day.
Ever since things haven't been the same. He's never hit me since but we still have arguments occasionally.
I'm not sure if he's realised his mistake and is genuinely sorry for what he did, or if for the past four years I've just done everything I can to make sure he doesn't get angry enough to hit me again.
I do feel like I'm treading on eggshells and I just can't forget what happened. If I ever bring it up and tell him how badly it's affecting me he replies by saying ' how do you think I feel, being locked up all night!" That really annoys me as he was the one who deserved that for what he did.
Basically I'm just wondering if I should end things with him as I don't think I can trust him, even though it happened all those years ago.
Or should I try and get over it as it's In the past ?