Cuz ap still trying to justify something he knows is wrong...
Look my idea of write and wrong may seem black and white, because my bigger issue is with honesty...
And it's not honesty with another person....
It's honesty with ones self.... People lie to themselves way before they lie to their s/o
If you truly believe that it doesn't come down to a matter of choice, and it's never that simple.... You're still in a habit of lying to yourself.... And it's never going to seem avoidable until that is fully addressed....
then say your issue is with honesty or lack of honesty
honesty takes on several forms in a relationship
to me, not being able to take someone back due to a moment of indiscretion boils down to ego. You are going to be thinking about what people think about you. You are going to be thinking about certain inadequacies you may be feeling, etc...
instead of me continuing to say "its not black and white", would you all prefer if i said there are levels? I think the misconception is that im saying its ok to let someone habitually abuse your trust. Im not saying that at all, but how long do you have to be with someone for them to earn at least one "get out jail free" card if you will? Like how long do you have to be with them for you to even remotely entertain the idea of taking them back after a moment of infidelity, whether it be physical or emotional?
Ya'll keep saying that its unforgivable! HOW? So just one time and thats it? Then for those of you who have spiritual connections to higher powers or believe in the teachings of Jesus/ and or the bible, it clearly states if you confess your sins to your father, he has forgiven you. If you truly believe ANY of that is true, how then can you say, but but...you cheated...there's no coming back from that. Goes back to ego and pride.
I get it, you feel betrayed, hurt, upset, etc...but when does a person get some grace from you? I've said it multiple times, but forgiveness is more about you releasing the hurt vs you actually forgiving the person that may have wronged you. It allows YOU to let go and stop holding on to all the emotions you were feeling.
If it were to happen to me, yes, i would more likely than not experience all the things i just mentioned, but idk man, i'm just different. I would be more pissed if she took all the money out the account or did some shit to fuck up my credit. I can bounce back from emotional scars, but fucking with my money and credit is another beast b/c that shit can really play a role in stuff you try to do in the future either by yourself or should you decide to get with someone else.
Again, this notion that "well people lie to themselves to convince themselves" stuff is just silly to me, b/c it assumes everything is an absolute and its just not. I dont hold this view that i need to paint every situation in my life with some huge broad brush. Every situation is different. Kudos to you all who appear to have found someone that doesnt make you question things in life. I really mean that, but stop trying to make it seem like all they gotta do is what you do in your relationship, then everything will be fine.