gno, I must've missed this extrapolation the first time around. Excellent!
Originally Posted By: Gnosis
Stolen from Puppy:

Originally Posted By: Puppy Dog Tails
To me, she sounds like she's still in Stage 2 in what I call the 4 Stages of Remorse:

I do think your wife is in one of the stages of remorse, but there are several stages. They'll go from "I'm sorry I got caught," to "I'm sorry for ME that I've messed myself up so much," to "I'm sorry for YOU that I hurt you (but I still don't see anything wrong with what I did)," to finally a more self-aware "I'm sorry for what I did because IT WAS THE WRONG THING TO DO, on so many levels. For me, for the pain I caused my husband, for the breaking of my vows, etc."

The above is tied to infidelity. My extrapolation is this:

1) I'm sorry I asked for D
2) I'm sorry for my mistakes
3) I'm sorry for YOU that I hurt you
4) I'm sorry for what I did because IT WAS THE WRONG THING TO DO, on so many levels

Or something similar to that.

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With fruit, with weeds even; but gather them
In the one garden you may call your own."
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