"Love means never having to say your sorry" We've all heard it, see in on blinkies, banners, whatnot. Well I'm saying its a crock of schiesse.
When you really love someone, you open yourself up to them. You are bare, vunerable, naked. Your heart is exposed. You honestly expect that person is never going to make a mistake? They are human. Human's do that sort of thing. We are all imperfect. With you being so vunerable, that person's mistake is going to hit you harder than anyone else. To take a quote from Spike (on BTVS) "You always hurt the one you love" It will happen.
So then comes the "I'm sorry". That's what you need to hear when you've been torn apart so badly by one you love. You may need to hear it once, or a thousand times. The value of an apology is boundless. Without an apology, there is resentment, and no visible remorse from the partner who offended. The relationship cannot fully progress.
Love means saying your sorry. Love means being able to say your are sorry, without being "forced" to. It means being humble enough to say it, and say it repeatedly. It means saying it even when you weren't the one who started the argument. Love means being able to forgive the one you love who hurt you so badly.
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