I Read My Girlfriend’s Diary and Now I’m Using It To My Advantage

I couldn't stop myself! Is this a sin I can never come back from?
Q:
So I read my girlfriend’s diary. I don't want to get too into the details for obvious reasons. But she's very into journaling. At the same time, she has always struggled to communicate her feelings to me. She has gone along with things and then told me much later she didn't like that thing, like a sexual thing or something I made for dinner. This has made me a little paranoid that she is not always honest with me about what she wants and needs. The way she grew up, she was encouraged to swallow her feelings.
Recently while she was on a trip I gave in to temptation and sneaked a peek at some of her older diaries, telling myself it was ok because these ones wouldn't be about...

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