Forgiveness

This article describes the conditions that need to be met before people can forgive. Different kinds of forgiveness are delineated.

The article describes middle ground between forgiveness and not forgiving. It is called acceptance. This give the offended party a way of staying in a relationship without the offender doing their part to restore the relationship.

This article describes the importance of forgiveness, not only for the offender but for the well-being of the victim as well. The difference between forgiveness and trust is also explained.

this article describes how hurtful events from the past can be emotionally resolved if the offender takes steps to acknowledge the hurt and pain caused in with appropriate empathy and understanding, apologizes in a heart-felt manner, commits to changing the behavior and then lives up to the changes promised.

This article describes the basic elements that are necessary to rebuild trust after a major betrayal such as an affair.

The article describes the elements of an apology that really can resolve an emotional wound or trauma. Many apologies are too short and inadquate to help the offended party let go of the offense.

This article describes the process of healing a marriage after a spouse re-engages the affair partner after he or she has promised that the relationship was over. These false starts to fidelity and truth take a huge toll on the victim who is attempting to reconcile and is exposed to more lies and deception.

This column details the process by which betrayed partners can learn to trust and forgive a truly repentant partner.

This article describes the process that couples need to go through to resolve past hurts and wounds inflicted in their marriage. Many of these hurts linger unresolved and interfere with trust and intimacy until they are addressed.