Forgiving people means you have more white blood cells which means you're better able to fight disease. Psychology says and is shown time and time again that when people report a philosophy of forgiveness or higher levels of forgiveness they also tended to report better health habits. Even in betrayed couples, greater levels of forgiveness were associated with more satisfied relationships,. A stronger co-parenting alliance and a child's perceptions of parenting function. So it's better for your kids, pass on those emotionally strong behaviours and you kind of see healthy generational patterns and habits forming.