"Once a man hits you once, he'll do it again" do you agree or not?

Not absolutely, but it's a good rule. The real question is, if he could do it once, why not again? What was so terrible and extreme about that incident that you know it won't happen again? Life is full of ****ty, stressful times, there's no excuse for hitting women. Leave, leave, every time.

Not absolutely, but it's a good rule. The real question is, if he could do it once, why not again? What was so terrible and extreme about that incident that you know it won't happen again? Life is full of ****ty, stressful times, there's no excuse for hitting women. Leave, leave, every time.

It depends on the situation. In most cases I'd say get the hell out of there straight away.

If I'd been with someone for ten years incident free and then they hit me, I'd have to wonder what on earth I did to warrant such a reaction, and make a judgement on whether it was a one-off or if they really did have a violent streak.

I've never been in a relationship before due to personal reasons but after watching and listening to so many abuse stories, I feel like 80% of the time, a man WILL strike again after he's forgiven the first time. I can't predict the future but I think i'd leave my (future) partner the first moment he laid his hands on me.

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If a bloke/lass hits you once, whether they'd hit you again is irrelevant, you should throw out the waste of space immediately.

Can the thread be changed to partner? Because women hit men too.
And the answer is yes. If they hit you once, then they will probably carry on doing it. Even if you think its just the once, it more than likely won't be the only time.

Not absolutely, but it's a good rule. The real question is, if he could do it once, why not again? What was so terrible and extreme about that incident that you know it won't happen again? Life is full of ****ty, stressful times, there's no excuse for hitting women. Leave, leave, every time.

What if you're married to them?
I think that's when you become a little stuck..

We have this great thing called divorce.

No way, captain obvious.

What I meant is that if you're a married couple, it becomes harder to just simply leave the person than if you were just dating for example. You're much more likely to be emotionally invested in the relationship and just so many other reasons.