Category: Forgiveness

The Forgiveness Trolls

Hey guys, today you get a twofer! Tomorrow is the Chump Lady blog birthday — two years old and teetering on 2 million views. (I …

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Dear Chump Lady, I need to hear her say she was wrong

Dear Chump Lady, For some reason I have an incredible need to be validated and vindicated as being “right” about things by my ex. I …

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Dear Chump Lady, How do I forgive myself?

Dear Chump Lady, I stayed in a marriage with a serial cheater/sex addict. I know I should have been out of there thirty seconds after …

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I Demand an Apology

Following up from yesterday’s post on “Reconsider Me,” I think we should revisit the whole chump phenomenon of needing an apology from your cheater. It’s …

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Don’t Hate. It’s Bad Strategy.

I thought I’d take a moment from my usual Chump Lady blogging about cheaters, sex addicts, affair partners, quacks, misplaced thongs, unicorns, STDs, and divorce …

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Dear Chump Lady, He wants to be FRIENDS?

Dear Chump Lady, I wish I had found this website a year ago. I would’ve of saved myself a lot of heartache. Reading the stories …

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Don’t Be Bitter

There was an insipid article over at HuffPo Divorce recently, by Marina Sbrochi called “Signs You Make Your Divorce Bitter.” Flippant and jokey, it actually …

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When Cheaters Forgive Themselves

One comment I keep seeing come up on Chump Lady, over and over again, is when the cheater says to the chump, “I’ve forgiven myself! …

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Dear Chump Lady, Is “Meh” forgiveness?

Dear Chump Lady, I have been “stalking” your site for a few weeks now, gleaning a lot of wonderful advise from you and the terrific folks who …

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The Forgiveness Imperative

God, I really can’t stand all the moralistic gobbledygook that you must forgive a cheater. According to one blogger over at HuffPo, Vicki Larson, it …

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The “B” Word

Bitter. You thought I was going to say “bitch”? Oh, I’m sure that’s out there too. One thing that’s been a constant since Chump Lady …

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Dear Chump Lady, I’m sending myself an apology

Dear CL, Does this never fucking end???? This came to me in a dream and woke me up suddenly – I got up and wrote …

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Do You Have to Forgive a Cheater?

Betrayed people get caught up a lot on the notion of forgiveness. Taking the high road. Turning the other cheek. Being the bigger person. Let’s …

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