Brian, do you see how she's still convinced she's a b*tch. What's that all about ?
One way I respond to H when he apologizes......
"thank you, I appreciate your apology". It's clear, it doesn't excuse his behavior...I used to say "oh, it's allright" but it wasn't. Or something like "hey, we all have bad days, but I appreciate you recognizing what you did".
M 19 years, MC for 8 months, DB'd for 8 months 4 kids; 18, 15, 14, & 10 I was never meant to be a doormat. It took me years of therapy to become assertive enough to stop his abuse.