No, it doesn't make up for having done it. But it's a place to start, and it's a way of taking ownership for your actions and their consequences. And there will be consequences either way, from what you described.
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If you don't talk about this with your loved one, it won't heal. Even if you choose the other option, it will always be there in the background between you two. Sometimes you have to bring difficult things out into the open for them to truly mend, even if it is difficult at the time. It's better than letting them fester. If you do, they will come back.
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Ben considers his explanation, reading over the reply before he continues to type.
If you don't talk about this with your loved one, it won't heal. Even if you choose the other option, it will always be there in the background between you two. Sometimes you have to bring difficult things out into the open for them to truly mend, even if it is difficult at the time. It's better than letting them fester. If you do, they will come back.