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Old 05-04-2016, 04:05 PM
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Praying
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I declined amends. When my ex was ready to make them, we were separated, virtually no contact, and I was moving toward a decision to not reunite with him. I decided that, for me and my healing, listening to his amends would be a setback and not do me any good. I already understood addiction, and I didn't need to hear him admit anything if we weren't building a future together.

He eventually shared with me in a subsequent conversation (exchanging final property to each other) that it really hurt that I didn't even want his amends. That struck me as odd, because I felt like he was using them to get closer to me and rekindle something.

I'm glad I declined. I didn't owe him listening to them, and as others have said, his willingness is the part that counts.
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