WAWs or Wayward M: How to SHOW change is afoot?

[DBinSF]

I cannot tell a lie. I did send a letter. This one:
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Dear Julia,

I’m writing to thank you again for the kind and vulnerable message you sent on my birthday. It really made my day. I also thought it deserved a more thoughtful response, even a few weeks later.

I hope you know I remain deeply sorry for hurting you -- I think about it every day. I’m also sorry for not respecting your requests for space in the months after the breakup, for my glib attempts to minimize what happened, and for a laundry list of other things I did over the course of our relationship that caused you pain and insecurity. You did absolutely nothing to cause or deserve any of this. Nothing.

Working with my therapist and my sponsor, I’ve come to understand just how much pain my actions have caused you. I know that there is no excuse for my cheating. All I can say is how sorry I am, and that I am doing the work to fix myself and make sure this never happens again.

Please know that I love you and want nothing but the best for you. My only wish right now is for you to be able to heal and be happy again. If someday you’d like to revisit this conversation, discuss my progress with my therapist, or if I can simply make amends to you in person, please let me know. In the meantime, I wish you love, health, and happiness.

Always,
Me