Never stop demanding to be treated well. Hold others in your inner circle to the same standards that you demand of yourself.

Forgiveness is such an overused word. If someone asks for forgiveness and a person isn’t ready yet then you seem like the ‘bad’ one.
Don’t fall into this trap, it seems to me like another way of being abused. Tough personality types always weigh themselves against everything and everyone.
Be steady and consistent in all things.
Always having to say ‘sorry’ for everything just makes me think this person makes bad decisions constantly. Believe them the first time.