Does someone in your life bring up the past in arguments/hold a grudge?

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I will confess, when I first got married I was very immature and had a terrible temper. I was used to getting my way and was pretty much a bully. But over the last 10 years, I've changed a lot. Or at least I think I have. I try to be kind and generous and do things for my husband to make his day easier. I try not to let my temper get the best of me, even when I feel that he's being completely unreasonable. I'm really trying to be a better person and a better wife. And for the most part, we both get along. However, when we do argue, he constantly brings up things that I used to do as if I'm doing them now. And I'm pretty sick of it. So I'm wondering if the change is worth it. What's the point of being kind and generous and giving if I'm just fighting my nature? According to him I'm still a bully and he refuses to put the past behind us. Why not just be selfish and do what I want? I know I'm talking from a place of hurt and anger here, but it's a somewhat legitimate question. If that's how he sees me, then why fight what I am? What's the point of trying to make things easier for him if none of it appreciated or acknowledged? Argh. Do you have anyone in your life who does the same thing? No matter what you do, the past trumps any current behaviors, no matter how good a person you try to be? Or does your mate bring up past arguments and things that you've said before in anger? Or are you the person who holds a grudge?