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Why Forgiveness Doesn't Always Restore Relationships

I forgave my best friend for sleeping with my boyfriend, but our friendship feels fake now and I don't know if that means I didn't really forgive her.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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You're confusing forgiveness with the return to innocence, which some betrayals make impossible.

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