ever been burned?

@berrys (864)
Singapore
July 11, 2009 9:34am CST
i have a friend who got burned so badly by a girl that he just was never the same anymore. he used to be all fun and things and would joke about everything he was so funny. then he started dating this girl and somewhere along the lines their relationship got sour and she burned him pretty badly. he just never was the same after it, he's more dull and not like his old self and i cant say i understand cause i haven experienced anything like this before and every time i ask him whats wrong he usually just changes the topic i guess he's feeling hurt but still its not good to keep your feelings all bottled up. anyone know anything that may help? any advice? personal experience you would like to share?
3 people like this
10 responses
@meliora (54)
• United States
11 Jul 09
Your friend's ex-girlfriend sounds like a real succubus. I've had relationship experiences that have left me no longer the same afterward. Relationships, while they can be wonderful, are never safe. They can change you in ways that you cannot imagine, for good and for worse.
2 people like this
@berrys (864)
• Singapore
12 Jul 09
i totally agree with you. i guess that's why people say life's full of risks. but just because something may screw up your life forever doesn't mean you can't take a chance. cause if you never try you never know and you can never truly be happy i guess.... thanks for responding though :)
1 person likes this
• United States
12 Jul 09
Too ture. Life is risky business. It's like the band Rush says "If you choose not to decide, you still have made a choice." Choosing not to do anything that may be a 'risk' is still not a safe bet because you run the risk of depriving yourself of what you need. There is really no such thing as a completely safe path.
@sjvenden27 (1840)
• United States
11 Jul 09
Yes I have been burned by a guy that I gave my heart too.. I ended up divorcing the person, I could not stay... You would say for a long time I was really angry, and gloomy.. I was not myself, I am usually an easy going person, but that changed me... But I am starting to find myself again.. And my old positive personality is coming back.. It will take time for your friend to adjust to his lost...And unless he truly wants to be the person that he was before the girl friend you may never see that person again... Life can be a hard road to travel on, its the choices that we make that either makes it for the better or the worst... Advice for you? Yes, the best thing you can do is to be their to listen when he does open up.. Keep asking everyone once and awhile how he is feeling but do not become overbearing.. asking all of the time..that may push him further away.. It sounds like you would like to do some fun stuff with him.. Why not plan something for the two of you to do; either for the future or spear of the moment.. You guys are just hanging out; nothing really to do.. but have ideas a head of time, no sure exactly how to put it.. Hope this helps..
2 people like this
@berrys (864)
• Singapore
12 Jul 09
thank you so much for you advice i will definitely try to plan something fun and hopefully he's up to it.
3 people like this
• United States
12 Jul 09
Your welcome, I hope your friend decides to go out and have some fun with you
@bird123 (10632)
• United States
11 Jul 09
Sounds like He is just feeling right now. Got to get him to open up and think! No one can guaranty the actions of another. Sure, you got hurt, but by trying to avoid hurt, you are missing out on the best that life has to offer. EVERYTHING in life has risk!!!! If you shut down now, you might just miss that next great love affair. Don't focus on the hurt. Focus on the good times that were had. Aren't they more important anyway??? Are you willing to define your life by being the victim? Life is meant to be LIVED. No one gets out without a few bumps and bruises. So GET OUT AND LIVE!!!!! remember, nothing in this world is truly ours. Isn't it all just borrowed??? LIVE LOVE BE HAPPY!!! THE CHOICE IS ALWAYS OURS!!!
2 people like this
@berrys (864)
• Singapore
12 Jul 09
you're totally right and i feel the same way about it too
1 person likes this
@eileenleyva (27562)
• Philippines
12 Jul 09
He will heal in time. Just be the good friend that you are. Do not ask him questions about the girl. Some things are better left unsaid.
2 people like this
@surfermac (465)
• India
11 Jul 09
hey i too have got a friend who burned and put scars all over his hand for some girl i hate when they do such stuff
2 people like this
@berrys (864)
• Singapore
11 Jul 09
lol yea you thought of the wrong burned. i meant did anyone scar you up really badly like emotionally not as in physically burning and scaring yourself.
• United States
11 Jul 09
To be very honest when goin through something like this. Being told stuff for such a long period of time you start to beleive it. My ex was very verbaly abusive to me and I am kinda the same person but I just dont smile as much anymore or take anyones crap I use to be the person that would let anything slide and let things go and never stand up for myself. So in a way I think I have changed for the better. You are right it isnt good to hold things in If he and this girl are newly broken up he will get back to it his self slowly but surely, but if he is really hurt and thinks badly of himself now cuz of it it may be a bigger problem than u can do anything about for him. Just be his friend and try to act like old times. Best advice I can give you is just b his friend. Best wishes to u and ur friend
2 people like this
@berrys (864)
• Singapore
12 Jul 09
thank you so much for your advice
1 person likes this
@flagella08 (5065)
• Philippines
12 Jul 09
i have been burned somewhere in my leg and it left a big scar. i got heart burns too when i had my first break up.i have experienced all the burning inside and out.LOl. anyways, life's like that and we should not be bitter forever. let's face life positively.if you don't no one would do that for you.
1 person likes this
@berrys (864)
• Singapore
12 Jul 09
well said.
• United States
12 Jul 09
Pain that affect our heart leave's its print that never leaves. Also the good that, that heart experienced also leave's its prints and never leaves. It takes time to bring it back to a level of balance. Give your friend time, don't stop trying to spend time with them. Just know that in time your friend will come around, just don't expect this person to be the same. Life's experience leaves its foot prints that are with us for life.
1 person likes this
@fkys509 (99)
• China
11 Jul 09
Would everyone before you respond, pay attention to "burn" here means "hurt" someone's feeling. I broke up with my ex-GF about a year ago. Now I am fully recovered from that. I have to say first a couple of months are very hard to bear. As you would recall a lot, think about a lot, upset a lot. But the by the time lapses, you would find out everything before just that is it. Have more communication with your parents and your friends. More outdoor sports are highly suggested. This can let you fuly relaxed at least for a while. If love is gone, just let it go. What you need to do is not looking back much, just keep the memory as a kind of experience via which you become more mature and stronger in mind. Keep doing others important things in your life and waiting next love time.
1 person likes this
@berrys (864)
• Singapore
11 Jul 09
thanks for responding and actually understanding the question. you seemed not to be so haunted by it and im glad to hear that people actually pull through from these sort of situations.
• China
12 Jul 09
Hi, Berrys. I can truly understand the feelings of your friend. Really hope your friend would get through it ASAP. Time can cure it.
1 person likes this
@Browni (16)
• United States
12 Jul 09
He may need to find a new girl, someone he can trust and not be afrid the same thing will happen.