Can You Forgive Her? (song)

"Can You Forgive Her?" is a song by English synth-pop duo Pet Shop Boys, released as the first single from their fifth studio album, Very (1993). The lyrics describe in the second person a young man's humiliation when his girlfriend accuses him of still being in love with a childhood friend; the woman is "not prepared to share you with a memory", and is "going to go and get herself a real man instead". The title of the song derives from the Anthony Trollope novel of the same name.

Parlophone released "Can You Forgive Her?" on 1 June 1993 as the lead single from Very, and it became the duo's 13th top-10 single on the UK Singles Chart, debuting and peaking at number seven. Despite failing to enter the US Billboard Hot 100, it became a number-one single on the Billboard Dance Club Play chart. The song reached the top 10 in Denmark, Finland, Italy and Sweden. Its accompanying music video was directed by Howard Greenhalgh and filmed in London.