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How do you know you have emotionally forgiven (as in let go) even if you have forgotten? This is a rhetorical question... No need to answer for you situation b

• Nevermark 1y ago
  > It's more work for me to harbor a grudge. Sounds like functional forgiveness, as apposed to decision or emotional arc forgiveness. "Letting go" being a very strong default, that would require special maintenance to avoid doing. I am this way in the long run. Regardless of the situation, at some point I just realize I completely don't care. Once I know someone operates in a problematic way, I spend some time figuring out how they tick. People really do operate differently internally, and understanding the variety of cognitive damage that nature and nurture can inflict goes a long way to being able to be objective about people's shortcomings. Then I use common sense to avoid any recurring problems, without negative feelings. I may not want to be connected with someone anymore, but if I run into them, or we are thrown together for some practical purpose, I can be amiable, without any conflicted feelings.
  • tgaj 1y ago
    I think it's more about not remembering the feel of being hurt by someone - like he knows that this person did something bad to him but he doesnt't remember emotions connected to that event, that's why it's harder to hold a grudge.
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