Catharsis
ca·thar·sis
\kə-ˈthär-səs\
noun
The process of releasing, and thereby providing relief from, strong or repressed emotions.
Responsibility:
I was depressed during our relationship, mourned when it was over, and cycled through all of grief's stages until I finally arrived and rested at acceptance. For too long, far too long, I've spoken and behaved as if I singlehandedly dismantled everything. I've taken full responsibility time after time while you've sat passively with no objections, but we are co-owners of that destruction. It was both of our action and inaction that led to that outcome.
I absolved you at my expense. That was a costly and wrong decision; it made it difficult to forgive and live with me. All that's left to be said is that I want to be successful next time around, and I want you to be successful too. We have to share responsibility, recognize where we both went wrong, and work on being better individuals who make better choices. I have to take responsibility for me, and you have to take responsibility for you. Taking ownership of your shit is apart of growth, and we've been through too much not to grow.
