This week I have been thinking a lot about, and discussing, trust and forgiveness. My good friend’s significant other, whom she has been with for a very long time, did something that violated her trust (no he did not cheat on her). Since then he has shown genuine remorse and significant introspection about the nature of his actions and why they were wrong.

Now he is looking to my friend to forgive him. And that’s why the interplay of trust and forgiveness have dominated my conversations with her. She is trying to figure out how to trust again so that you can forgive. Any suggestions?