I hope your time alone is wonderful. The time on your side thing-I know others explained it and I think they were right. Also look at it like this, time give you the opportunity to not ACT out of emotions but to clear your head and reason things out. That way, there are no regrets.
I too agree about apologizing. Don't do it for something unless it really is warranted. It serves several purposes. It takes you out of the weak, submissive, accepting responsibility for everything role, which ultimately makes you feel weak. It makes your real apologies seem like they are more genuine. Because your standard answer is not I'm sorry.
"Acceptance doesn't mean resignation. It means understanding that something is what it is and there's got to be a way through it."--Michael J. Fox
