# @drlauraberman on Instagram

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DchTYRfzvFs
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/69579397-drlauraberman-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-08-26T22:38:38.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Laura Berman (@drlauraberman) — https://gondola.cc/drlauraberman

## Caption

Forgiveness doesn’t mean pretending something didn’t hurt...

Long-term love means remembering we’re both human... with histories, wounds, bad days, and moments we wish we could do differently.

So if you want to build lasting love... here are 8 things worth forgiving:

1️⃣ Their past before you -
You don’t have to carry the weight of a life you weren’t part of.

2️⃣ The ways you see things differently -
Love doesn’t mean agreeing on everything... it means learning to understand where each person is coming from.

3️⃣ The words said in anger -
If they’ve taken responsibility and changed... don’t keep reopening the same wound.

4️⃣ The times they weren’t emotionally available -
Sometimes people are learning how to give what they never learned to receive.

5️⃣ Their mistakes with money, work, or decisions -
A mistake doesn’t have to define who they are.

6️⃣ The small disappointments you keep replaying -
When every little hurt keeps coming back... it becomes harder to focus on what’s good between you.

7️⃣ The season they couldn’t love you right -
A difficult season doesn’t have to define the whole relationship.

8️⃣ The arguments you already resolved -
If you’ve repaired it... you don’t need to keep reopening it.

What’s one thing you wish you could let go of... but still find yourself coming back to? 🤍

#relationships #relationshipadvice #healthyrelationships #drlauraberman

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healthyrelationships, relationships, relationshipadvice, drlauraberman

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