Are you more of a forgiving or vengeful person?

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I am not forgiving, but I withdraw totallly and remain resentful.

As far as "Forgive and Forget" goes, I forgive quickly and easily, but I seldom forget.

I tend to remember nearly* every negative comment and motion that others make towards me; since I am psychologically allergic to negative emotions, however, this remembrance leads to neither anger or resentment but instead contributes to a greater understanding of "the way people work"...and occasionally makes me very, very sad because I always intend to assume that I am the one in the wrong.

*Or at least other people comment that I remember more than they do; my memory is far from hypermnesic.

Now, forgiving myself, on the other hand...let's just say that I occasionally hate myself for the mere crime of existing. It may be that I turn all of that rage that I am "supposed" to feel towards people being cruel to myself or to others inwards.

As Anne Lamott once said, "Not forgiving is like drinking rat poison and expecting the rat to die."

I'm not forgiving. I can only forgive if the harm someone has done to me is minor, it wasn't done on purpose and that person apologizes to me about it (or does something nice for me instead of explicitly apologizing). Otherwise, I will hold grudge though I won't actively keep thinking about that person.

I'm forgiving. I don't hold grudges against people.
However it is the action (injustice, violence, deception, etc.) that is harmful and I can't let go of it.

I avoid people who don't treat me well. But if their behavior changes, it's like I forget all about the ill treatment.

My first thoughts are often very vengeful however I end up always being for forgiving in the end. I am just a push over, have major conflict anxiety and don't have the guts to stand up to anyone so forgiveness is the only option. being vengeful does not feel right, it makes me feel sick and guilty. Then I fear what that person will do to me later. It means so much to me to have everyone be my friend, even if its fake and one-sided. Why am I so darn sensitive?

I'm forgiving when it comes to most things and issues. I can be the opposite when it comes to gender stuff. Being called "Lady" can put me into a state for a few days, because I wish to live my life as and be treated as a man. There's a certain song about that issue that resonates with me.

I squelch my tears a lot these days because I wish so desperately to be a man.

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I don't know that I always forgive people but I'm not vengeful. An eye for an eye makes the whole world blind, and I don't want to hurt anybody anyways.

I'm very forgiving. I always make sure people who've wronged me are out when I burn their houses down.

I'm too lazy to be vengeful, and I generally have better things to do. I don't feel anything for people who do wrong and then experience backlash, though, especially considering how little justice there really is. A quiet resentment would be the most accurate way to describe it.

I don't get offended easily and when I get angry at people it usually doesn't last more than a few hours. But this doesn't mean I forgive them. It just means their offense is not great enough for me to hold a grudge.
On the other hand when I get offended or really angry (that doesn't happen often) it can last forever and I can get really vengeful. Very few times in my life this has happened. When it has, the people who caused my anger are still regretting it; the other one who hasn't been punished yet, I'm taking my revenge against him soon.

After an initial dark period during which I fantasise about running them over, driving a steak knife into them or smothering them with a pillow, I find I can usually forgive someone who has hurt me deeply. I've found it's much better when I tell someone honestly what they've done; most times, people didn't mean it or it wasn't personal, so it makes it much easier to move on. In a few cases, we've ended up better friends.