[Dragonfly]

The only way things will ever change is if he gets into therapy and wants to change.
There is nothing you can say or do that will make him change.

The reality is, If he does not get councelling, he will continue to beat you.

By the way, if you leave, he will beat the next girlfriend. So don't think his beatings are anything personal.

And I'll wager $10 that he has assaulted other girlfriends.

That is why the courts order abusers into therapy. They hope that the abuser will change and not assault any more.

Sadly, the likelyhood of an abuser changing and stopping - even with therapy - is slim.

And what is even more sad, the likelyhood of an abuser permanently harming or even killing their partner is greater.

Has your partner ever said he hurt a prior girfriend?
Has your partner said he will get therapy to stop hurting you?
Did he follow through and start therapy?