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When couples struggle between accountability and moving forward after betrayal

My partner and I are dealing with the aftermath of their affair and we both want to repair our relationship, but I need them to understand the real impact of what they did and they keep saying I need to 'let it go' and focus on moving forward. We're stuck between my need for acknowledgment and their desire for a clean slate.

Juana
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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The desire to heal together collides with fundamentally different understandings of what justice and repair require.

Ideas that help explain it
Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Justice and forgiveness — the tension?”

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