Are you pussyfooting around the issue that you might have cheated on her and you just don't want to say it? Is that the "the thing" that broke the trust? I've been there with my wife when she cheated. Here's something important you need to know. If you cheated, she's not going to get over it. When we betrayed spouses tell our waywards that we're over it and we forgive them, we're not being truthful.