"That doesn't mean you want to go back to her. The fact that all your friends seemed to support or turn a blind eye only compounds the situation. And all them telling you to get over it, forgive her already, didn't help any. It keeps the pain front and center."

"In the end, you have to ask yourself if you'll be happier with her or without her."

I thought about it for a few minutes.

"It sucks either way. She's betrayed me twice now. If I take her back, despite any promises she makes me, she'll have it in her head if she fucks up again I'll just forgive her...