Bias, perhaps, but also experience.

[He levels his gaze at her; his own sins do not need to be repeated in this moment, but they both know full well of what he speaks.]

You have seen that there is more to me, regardless, and you are not the only one. My feelings may well effect how I view you, past and present, but there are many ways for hearts to be tied, and not all of them romantic. There are people here who care for you in their own ways. I cannot believe they would dismiss you out of hand simply because they learned something new.

[This information might challenge them, yes, may cause conflicting feelings, but he does not believe it to be enough to make anyone turn on her. Everyone has a history of some sort.]

For whatever it may be worth, I could never hate you. You needn’t concern yourself with that.