The guy is apologizing because he wants LW to forgive him, not because he's genuinely sorry and interested in treating women with respect. I wouldn't expect ingrained behaviors to change over night, but a few months is long enough to show real improvement.

^Exactly. He wants to get laid, that's pretty much it.

Re my username: I am currently studying Dutch on Duolingo, and am of partial ancestry. (Also it's very rare that someone points out they know what my username means, so I did a little happy dance.)