I'm a 26 year old female in a committed relationship with another woman. We have been together for almost five years. We met at our local college and haven't been apart since. Soon after we started dating we realized we were meant to be together. At first things were fine, but after about two years, issues and stress began to creep up. Instead of facing them head on, sometimes the issue would be dropped. My temper got the best of me and so did my fists. Sometimes her temper got the best of her. Our relationship has so many stress on it. The fact that we are not out to our families, school, money issues are all killers on our relationship. I know we both love each other very much, but we are just not the same. She would like to walk away instead of dealing with relationship issues, and I would like to work things out and learn how to control my temper and my fists. I know hitting someone is very wrong and I am not a violent person. I just wish she could see that I have changed for the better and she can trust me again. We had been working through our issues and things had been getting better. I feel she is wanting to let go of our relationship because it would be one less stress and worry in her life. I love her so much and I know she still loves me but I also know I broke something inside of her when I started hitting her. Is there anything I can do to prove to her that I've changed? Should I give up on this relationship like she has? Is there a chance that we could get help and stay together? I hate what I did to her and wish I could take all the bad things I did to her back. I love her so much and don't want to lose the best thing that ever came into my life.
