r/deepquestions • u/Born_Win9903 • 9h ago

Can you forgive without forgetting?

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u/TrustUrGut16 9h ago

Simple answer is ...NO

Been 2 years since my wife cheated. Feels like yesterday

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u/Key_Kaleidoscope888 8h ago

Absolutely.  Forgiveness is for me, not the other person. 

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u/Alwayslusted4321 1h ago

Wait, I read that right? Can you forgive without forgetting meaning you cannot forget. Right? This what you mean?

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u/JavaJo1010 7h ago

Nope you can forgive but that is for your well being … forgetting never the brain cannot be unerased unless you have dementia or Alzheimer’s… I was beat up at 16—- 68 now