He said, yes, you are expected to forgive. But forgiving does not mean forgetting and there are certain people who will continue to hurt and hurt you. And you need to make sure they can never do that again to you. And there is no sin in that.
Wow! Perfect! Powerful! Thank you for sharing that Drew.
That was good. When exh left the first time I went to our priest (I was Catholic then) and he said that exh left the marriage. He abandoned the marriage and wanted it over. There was no need in refusing to sign the D papers at that point. He also said I could still stand for my M but yet keep boundaries in place.
Me: 46 FWS: 36 Married and Divorced 4/07, Pregnant 7/07,False R 7/07 Baby Girl born 3/08 Kicked him out because OW: 7/08 5/10 He realized what he had and lost. Moved home! REMARRIED 3/14/11!!