sounds like something you needed to work through.”
“I did.”
After a silence, he finally offered the words I had needed months earlier.
“I’m sorry.”
I did not dismiss or comfort him. An apology doesn’t reverse betrayal, but it can acknowledge it.
“I’m sorry I cheated,” he continued.
“I’m sorry I lied to you. I’m sorry I spent our money. I’m sorry I brought Rachel to that hotel because I wanted you to see us. And I’m especially sorry I was angry when I thought you might have done exactly
