That's life. It happens.

If he admitted his guilt, sincerely apologized, and tried to make things right, he has the right to forgiveness. Because each of us has the right to make mistakes. Perfect people don't exist. There are only those who can admit when they were wrong, and those who hide their guilt behind pride.

But what I truly don't understand is women who, ten years into their marriage, still dredge up that very incident.

"Do you remember how you..."

"That's when you..."

"You were always like that..."

They treasure resentment like a precious relic. They bring it out in arguments, in moments of weakness, when they want to sting. And they turn one past action into an eternal death sentence.

Forgiveness isn't just saying, "I forgive you."

Forgiveness is when you truly let go. When that episode no longer hangs between you like a heavy stone. When you don't use it as a weapon years later.

If a man made a mistake once, admitted it, and corrected himself, holding on to it for ten years isn't fair.

It's about an unwillingness to let go of control.

It's about the habit of always having the last word.

I choose relationships in which mistakes remain in the past.

And don't become a constant reminder of who he "really" is.

Maru