StLuciabound, My goodness it took him moving out to see that you were serious and standing your ground that you were not going to be pushed around by his family. I agree with all of the ladies above, you will have to trust your gut, follow your heart with caution, and go to counseling. I think like Sunshine stated the counseling will be able to bring to light if he is truly a changed man and has seen the light or is this all fluff and the moment things get tough again he is liable to cave in. Also with counseling it will help you to determine if you really want to pursue this down this road with him again. If you decide to go down this road again with him, you want to know that he truly has your back, and is willing to stand up to his family whenever necessary. I would hate for you to let him back in emotionally to only have you get hurt again. Make sure you can truly forgive and trust him again.