Have you ever wronged someone, and then, years later, been given a chance to explain? I’m talking about wronging an extremely important person, one you could not have been closer to.

I am in a situation right now where ten years have passed since I hurt someone, very badly, and I’ve been given the chance to explain myself. I never thought this would happen, and what I did in the past isn’t something that I’ve ever stopped thinking about, or ever fully forgiven myself for. I have had thoughts, dreams, daydreams where I try to make things… not “right” really, because that’s impossible, but where I try my hardest to apologize for what I did.

I am at a loss, though. I’m scared that I will say the wrong thing, that I might cause more pain. I’m also scared for myself, but this is not about me, and I don’t want the person to think that I think it is. I have consistently worried about this person, wondered if they were okay, if they were alive.

For those of you that have experienced similar situations, how did it go? Did it cause more heartache? Did it help? Did things stay the same?

Topics: relationships, love, pain, human behavior, hurt, forgiveness