The future can be rewritten.

The first to apologize is the bravest. The first to forgive is the strongest. The first to forget is the happiest.

Forgive and forget.  It might be a cliche, but it's still relevant.  

The first to apologize is the bravest.

Apologizing requires humility. A sincere apology demands that you lay aside your pride and acknowledge that you're wrong. It's not easy, by far. But it reveals who you truly are. Willing to be wrong. Willing to be vulnerable.

The first to forgive is the strongest.

Forgiving requires self-control. In many ways, it's just as hard as asking for forgiveness. When you forgive, you must back down from the fight, hold your tounge, and look at the intents of the other person. When you forgive, you are saying that you are deciding to move on. To not dwell in the past. You're saying that mending this relationship is more important than holding on to the hurt. It's life giving, as well as relationship mending.

Forgiveness does not change the past but it does enlarge the future. -- Paul Lewis Boese

The first to forget is the happiest.

Forgetting requires strength. When you forget, it doesn't mean that all of the sudden, you aren't exactly sure of what happened.  No, it means that you decide not to bring the subject up again. It doesn't build up, but rather digs back into a deep hole of regret. And a long road of recovery.

I guess the ultimate question is: will you be the first to apologize, forgive, and forget?  Will you back down from the fight, even when it's hard?

It's up to you.