sometimes even an apology can’t fix what happened because the real issue isn’t the mistake, it’s the part of your character that allowed you to do it in the first place. and you can’t apologize for character.
Hate to admit it but they were right— you kind of do need to disappear, lock in like crazy, raise your standards, and refuse to lower them to get your dream life.
I heard someone say that if betrayal was so forgivable then the devil himself would be sitting right next to God. We gotta learn how to forgive but cut ties and move on. You can’t keep giving people chance after chance to show you they’ll hurt you.