Confession Goes Wrong

Let's make this short and sweet...
Do people who confess expect to be forgiven?
If your boyfriend confesses that he cheated on you, would you forgive him? Well, I've always thought I would if I can justify the why behind the what and adding time, I believed it's possible.
Now, I really doubt myself. You know, it's the kind of confessions that make you want to fall asleep sooner, but when you wake up in the morning, you just want to go back to sleep. There are some confessions that are plain difficult to digest. Mainly due to the fact that you've been too forgiven time after time, thinking that attitude can change for better, but no, it was pure manipulation to reach a specific goal from the very beginning. That being said, everyone has warned you. But you trusted yourself too much, believed in the other party too much... Well, this is not gonna last for long. I came back from France not to be the same person who left Montreal. I have a serious assignment to complete in August and won't let anyone or anything get in the way. Sad to say, but through all this, I've learned that being selfish is a mean to self-protection and preservation.