
i have friends who have cheated, and who feel deep regret for it and acknowledge that it was wrong and have learned and grown into people who are better equipped now to navigate whatever kind of situation led to it. human nature is messy and ugly and we are all bound to do something awful at some point, but it’s how that person grows beyond their mistakes that, to me, determine whether i think they are good or bad. which is also a very messy and ugly dichotomy that’s hard to apply to people