Sage told me a long time ago when I asked what I could do to make me be the kind of woman he could love (pre DB, pre terror). He said I was the kind of woman he could fall in love with.
I think tying your post on self-esteem, add self-forgiveness, and my post on self- integrity is a good thing to process.
All the affirmation in the world isn't going to fix this. It's a matter of self-processing, self-knowledge, and self-governing.
Owning the mistake is vital as is forgiving yourself for what you've done. It seems that once you do that then you begin to reestablish your self-integrity.
Sage is processing right now. He told me a long time ago that maybe God has forgiven him but he hasn't forgiven himself. I think he is trying to establish his integrity by his actions rather than his words.
Matilda, thanks for letting me process through on your thread.