So I thought I might use some male point of view on this one.
We're together for 6 years. Everything's fine, occasionaly he has problems with being honest which I do not have (in my opinion if honest reply would make you leave me, we're better off single. In his - you might dump me if I tell you the truth, so I'll try to hide it). We were talking about it for the last couple of years and I finally believed we agreed on my point of view - the only rule was we can tell each other everything and the other person will appreciate it and try to understand it.
So 6 months ago my partner announced he has something important to tell me. He was touching me when I'm asleep, sometimes just grabbing my boobs, sometimes even inserting fingers in me. I was horrified, but taking into account what I've written before, I basically told him something along the lines "well I'm glad you told me. It's disturbing and I feel violated, please don't do this again, and if you feel you have to, just tell me and we'll figure something out, maybe see the therapist or something".
We do have sex on regular basis, his explanation for this kind of behavior was "I was curious if you'll wake up", "I just felt the need", and so on.
So fast forward few months. It happened again, 3 or 4 times, maybe more. He didn't tell me- I woke up each time, so I assume it could've been more often. I just don't know what to do. Funny enough, I do mind not having control over my body and what's inside it when I'm asleep, but what hurts me the most is that he repeatedly promised not to do this again, and yet I still wake up to him fingering me or touching me. I'm exhausted. We have a good relationship. I truly believed this is the one for me. But he refuses to respect my boundaries, and what's more, every time he cries and promises to change, and it ends with him doing the same thing over and over again.
I so don't want to break up... But I also don't want to be molested for the rest of my life. What should I do?