Forgive and forget

@Adornado (103)
Philippines
August 15, 2011 8:40am CST
Do you think the key to a long lasting relationship or marriage is to forgive and forget wrong doings to one another?
8 responses
@tiffnkeat (1673)
• Singapore
15 Aug 11
Forgive and forget is definitely a good ingredient, but may not be the key. What's to forgive and forget and not love? We are bound to hurt one another sometime. Each couple works differently, but I guess, yes, what you suggested could be a good start.
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@jafburns (48)
• India
15 Aug 11
Forgiving and forgetting wrong things will save your life. But this should come from both the sides. Its quite natural that we get fed up if we do not get consideration from the person on the other side. To make it clear - someone forgets and forgives his/her friend many times and even then if he/she continues to be the same we get fed up. That is where a relation gets deteriorated.
@Adornado (103)
• Philippines
15 Aug 11
Actually it really depends on what we forgive and forget and the level of wrong doings we do.
• China
16 Aug 11
Yes forgeting and forgiving are important to push the life going on, but every corn has two sides, there is always someting which can't be forgave or forgot.
@Dominique25 (9464)
• United States
15 Aug 11
Yes I do. I think that it is essential to a good and healthy relationship to forgive one another. It's not always easy to forget the wrongs that others commit against us but we should diffinitely try to over look these things, if they are minor faults. If we have a hard time forgiving one another in a relationship it can cause problems. So it's best to work at being a forgiving person. We are with our spouse/partner usually more than with other people so it's a good place to start, and that will help us when we have problems with others to be forgiving.
• Philippines
16 Aug 11
I do believe that's one of a key for a successful relationship is to forgive and forget about things happens in the past or even problems that had been encountered. Things that is negative that happened in the past should not be stayed in our hearts this should need to let it go and forget everything in oorder to move on freely. I borrowed this statement from Robert Muller "To forgive is the highest , most beautiful form of love, In return you will receive untold happiness and peace." Hope this answer everything
• Philippines
15 Aug 11
Yes, I believe that you should let bygones be bygones. Once all is forgiven it should be forgotten so that this will not taint your relationship. Although it is hard to forget but if there is a will there is a way. If you love a person very much, you should be patient and forgiving of each others shortcomings. We are not perfect and all of us are bound to make mistakes so it would be best to forgive and forget and move one. I always pray that God will bless me with more patience and understanding and to constantly remind me that I am not perfect myself. When I am aware of this, I am more patient with my partner. We try to accept each others differences and weaknesses because through this we gain more respect and love for each other making our relationship stronger through time.
@Adornado (103)
• Philippines
15 Aug 11
Thanks for your good advice, I think your right, because forgiving and forgetting plays an important role in a relationship or marriage and I think patience is another key.
@gelayagui98 (1336)
• Australia
15 Aug 11
The things two people do to each other they remember, if they stay together, it is not because they forget, it is because they forgive. Remember always that apologizing does not mean that we are wrong and the other person is right. It just means that we value our relationship more than our ego. And this is the antidote of lasting relationship.
• China
15 Aug 11
I don't think so. Maybe I can't get the meaning of 'forgive'. In our life, we should live together with our friends, our relatives. In the common affairs of life, many things don't have any right or wrong. Maybe just do understand each other. Maybe no one always does all right. In a particular thing, if she or he does wrong, then you forgive and forget it, and last last the relationship. But you should ask yourself, you know, "why I can forgive?" I think the answer is the key.