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Old Nov 29, 2007, 03:58 PM
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thats up to you. personally, if i dont try and nothing is ever resolved it eats away at me. i like to give people a couple chances because no one will ever be completely unwavering for you. not your parents, nobody. were all human and we all make mistakes. but if youre not comfortable yet then dont. maybe you just need to give yourself some time to heal.

my example: my friend, natalie, used me for months. she would call me and say that if her boyfriend brought it up, she was staying at my apartment when really she was out with other guys, cheating on him. she would make plans with me and never show up. basically if i had plans with her i knew to make other plans because she was so unreliable. but she was 17. so i was so crushed that not only was she lying to her boyfriend who is a great guy, but i was her cover up. i couldnt stand lying to him so i said i was out. i was not ready to talk to her until just a few months ago and this happened almost 3 years ago. now we talk again and we settled our differences and shes a different person now. some people might say thats a long time to hold a grudge but i wasnt ready because of how many times she had used me and how many times she let me down.

so i think youll know when its time, if there ever is a time. everyone has their own length of healing time needed. but if you are just going to be reminded every time you talk to her of what she did i would give it a rest for a while. and even if she does come to you, if youre not ready then youre not ready. forgiveness is a lot harder than it sounds and everyone moves at their own pace.