Trust and Betrayal
Posted 01-21-2008 at 04:19 PM by Michele
Everyone has friends. For me, I cherish them. Trustworthy and loyal friends are hard to come by so when you find one, you cherish it. Or at least that's how it's supposed to be. Then, something happens and it crushes you. Your insides get torn out. The core to your soul is forever scarred. How could this be, you ask yourself? How could this happen? It's the ultimate betrayal. You go to the mirror and look at it. You ask yourself: will I ever trust again? You question everything and everyone in your life. You might even question these things for awhile. But in the end, you will go on, you will trust because you realize that one bad soul does not reflect the others that are so good. You live and you learn.
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yup, indeed, you live and learn, and yeah, sometimes the hard way, but it's the 'hard' times/ways that make the greatest and hopefully the most lasting impression...
once burned, twice shy
.....i can relate....Posted 01-22-2008 at 06:41 PM by Suki 
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MAN ! can I relate.
I trust very, very few people. I been used all of my life, by family and others. My wife and 3 daughters, and 6 grandkids, I trust. Pretty much everyone else, I watch very closely. I trust no one outside those 10 people.
I truly hope you do find a way to over come the hurt that goes with betrayal. Not being able to trust, makes for a lonely life. Life is too short for the loneliness. And, the loneliness makes life seem too long at times.
MulePosted 01-23-2008 at 04:38 PM by Confederatemule -
I agree with Mule. There are only four people I trust currently (My Parents, my boyfriend, Stan, and my nephew Cody). The rest of my family I love, but don't always trust. My Parents and Stan are also my only "friends". I have some acquaintances, but I just don't trust enough to open up to have more "friends". I have burned three people I thought were my best friends, one was my nephew PJ. We used to do everything together, and then one summer I went to Cali to visit my other brother, and when I got back, PJ would hardly ever say hello to me, forget going to the movies or something. That one probably hurt the most. But yeah, you go on, a bit more cautious and a bit more smart.
**Edit: I was wrong. I have more than four friends. I wish it didn't take a sad event to open my eyes to that fact.Posted 02-15-2008 at 09:33 PM by CoolHandJean
Updated 02-16-2008 at 04:41 PM by CoolHandJean - "Trustworthy and loyal friends are hard to come by so when you find one, you cherish it. Or at least that's how it's supposed to be. Then, something happens and it crushes you. Your insides get torn out. The core of your soul is forever scarred."
I could not have said it better.
You don't trust and everything is questioned and examined. And, sometimes, when you allow yourself to trust again, the cycle continues. Even though you find that the potential friend tells small untruths and compromises your trust in insignificant ways, you try to overlook it. But, it gnaws at you and hinders what would otherwise be a very good friendship.
Other times, friendship is found.
We can only hope that we are better for trying.Posted 07-09-2008 at 03:41 AM by
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