Even your closest friend has a tendency of hurting you...

Philippines
February 11, 2011 5:57am CST
I've learned that no amount of friendship will keep you safe from getting hurt, there is always a tendency to be hurt by them and you must forgive them for that... especially those that you treasured most... do you agree with me? because i never expected that a close friend of mine will make a joke with me. Just played with my feeling and didn't thought that i will be hurt to know that it was her idea.
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@jhaidro (877)
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
I do agree with you. Having friends is like having someone that is like your reflection because you have a lot of things in common. But we have to understand that we still are two completely different beings. Besides, arguments are healthy if being attended to properly. You will have disagreements now and even in the future. We just have to prepare for it. If we really treasure the friendship, we will find ways to keep it.
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
Yes, arguments are healthy if it's like petty quarrels. I don't know exactly if we can be prepared handling disagreements, especially if it involves disclosing some sensitive issues in our life... just what happened to me... and unfortunately, i am just about to move on... but because of the incident, the pain are all coming back...
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• Philippines
11 Feb 11
yeah you're right! there are really certain things that we should keep to ourselves... especially those which can show our weaknesses... thank you very much.
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@jhaidro (877)
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
Think of it this way. You have a friend. Your friend has a friend too. There are just certain things that you have to keep for yourself. It is safer that way.
• Slovenia
11 Feb 11
Yes i agree with you (WE ALWAYS HURT THE ONE WE LOVE) but i also think MAYBE if a "friend" wants to hurt you he/she MIGHT not be real friend because real friends love each other they feel like brothers and sisters.?
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
we are like sister, and have each other for our crying shoulder... it was just hurting so much to unintentionally disclose to other people some issues in my life.. especially the one that i haven't totally got over.
@Ravenladyj (22904)
• United States
11 Feb 11
sure they can and at some point in the friendship they will...Fact is, ANYONE you get close to and form a loving (to whatever degree) and trusting (again to whatever degree) bond with has the power and potenial to hurt you.
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
Do you think the potential of hurting me came from me also?... because i was so badly hurt, the game did hit me very much, maybe because the issue is somewhat i am just about to overcome... which i suffered from a long time. Now the pain are all coming back...
• Singapore
17 Feb 11
Everyone has a tendency to hurt others. It's just that the hurt inflicted by your closest friends is more painful. It can't really be avoided unless you and your friends are Saints. The only thing we can do is to manage the hurt, by acknowledging that it's there, but not letting it affect your daily life too much, and move on in life.
@eurekafemme (5877)
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
Anyone who is special to us has the power to hurt us, be it a lover, a relative or even a friend. I guess this is the downside of having an emotional relationship with anyone wherein the bonds of trust, loyalty and commitment have to be tested. I was hurt several times by a friend and I really do not know why she wanted to hurt me over and over again. It must be envy or something but I do not know really her motives. However, I keep on forgiving her everytime she hurt me. Sometimes, friends are so trusting or overly confident that we can take anything they do in favor or against us because we are friends not putting into consideration what we actually feel. People, friends or not are sometimes careless...
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
you said you've been hurt by your friend over and over... do you still forgive her? does hurting you involves sensitive issues in your life... like unintentionally disclosing one of your secret, and the one that you haven't overcomed completely... which you are about to start forgetting and pain are all starting to faid.
@rameshchow (4426)
• India
21 Feb 11
If my best friends wants to hurt me, i can honestly give my heart to them. Because i m blind in my friends matter. Because i never feel them as separate, they are mine. Friendship has no limits, no words can define, we have to feel it only.
@heynow123 (147)
• Canada
12 Feb 11
It is a very cruel world out there. There is a point where you draw the line though. If it's over something stupid, I suggest making up. But some of the more serious things. I would end everything with that friend. I know it's hard to find good friends, very hard. But why keep getting hurt, when they don't care about you. Sometimes it's better to be lonely for awhile and, not get hurt. Then have fake friends, that keep taking the air away from you. Oh well pretty soon people will be having robots as friends. They have no feelings and, well basically you can't hurt each other. Just better hope it comes with an off button. Or you will end up running it over with the car lol.
• India
11 Feb 11
I don't want to disappoint you with my words. I have a circle of friends too. We make fun of each other all the time. I think you are taking this thing way too seriously. Like I often mention, you never get hurt by others, it's your own ego that hurts you. We all have, at some point in our life, troubles caused by inflated ego. There is always two methods to resolve this issue immediately. You should either talk directly to your friend and tell him that you're hurt, at the same time requesting your friend not to repeat this again in future. I know this sounds rude, but this will quickly resolve the matter. However this will also cover up a vulnerability that was just revealed. If you're hurt this means you have a weakness right there. So the second method will involve, first, identifying the region of weakness and then healing it from inside. This is a more thorough approach and may take a lot of effort and time. However most of us don't have patience for this so we either approach with the first method or don't approach at all.
@dreamnishu (1247)
• China
11 Feb 11
yes my dear friend i am totally agree with you.my best friend hurt my very much i know she also love me so much and do cake about me.i think when we love someone we want everything right from him/her but forget one thing that is he/she also human Bing so they can do mistake.if we love him/her our job is forgive them and feel them how much we love and care them.i love my friends so much. thanks a lot.
• China
11 Feb 11
Yes i agree with you. Yes my friend also hurt me but it doesn't matter as they hurt but also give us so happiness.As they hurt us that's why we realize the important of friendship and the happiness that they give us.But one thing is very important is respect friends should respect.Then we will always be happy and we will forgive our friends to hurt us.
• United States
12 Feb 11
yeah i understand what you mean but hey thats how much trust they have towards you that they can do just about anything cause thats how much love yall got for one another in the end yall are still friends,family. so its totally worth it just have a laugh and keep it as memories also whatever doesnt kill you makes you stronger (:
@blueblink (246)
• Philippines
12 Feb 11
even best friend has tendency of hurting each other. but we should always remember that even though there will be problem or struggle with both of friend. they should forgive each other in order to strengthen their friendship. Happy Mylotting
• India
13 Feb 11
yes i agree with you 100% me to had an experience like you had with my close friend,there is silly reason to be get hurt by them but we will when they hurt our feeling,but a close friend should know about us 100% then how can he hurt us,if he/she did hurt us that means he/she is not our friend any more, we can't forgive them in my view.
• Philippines
12 Feb 11
Everybody hurts even in any relationship. It is a spice of life. Sometimes during the course of your friendship you experience bumps along the road and that is okay for as long as you know how to forgive.Friendship is measured by how you are able to let bygones be bygones without holding grudges :)
@sid556 (30960)
• United States
11 Feb 11
Hi Bharbee, It's our closest friends that can hurt us the most because we care the most about how they feel about us. I bet your friend had no intention at all of hurting you and probably feels as bad as you do about it. I think you two should sit down and talk it out.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
11 Feb 11
You can be hurt by anyone. Sometimes the hurt is intentional while sometimes it is not. The people who are closest to us are the ones who can hurt us the most. they often know us better than we even know ourselves. Our closest friend can be the one who has the power to hurt us the deepest. they can also be the one to heal our pain as well.
@murtuza52 (138)
• India
11 Feb 11
You can hide the pain you feel and make others believe that you can move on,But you cannot deny the truth that the one who has hurt you is still the one you will always choose to love. The ones that we love are the ones that hurt us!why?
@cathy1990 (220)
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
just talk to your friend and tell him/her that you've hurt from what he/she said to you, true friends can understand you if you just tell them what they did wrong so that they will know it.
• Philippines
11 Feb 11
Yes I definitely agree. I've been hurt too before by one of my close friends. At first, we parted ways and almost forgot each other. But time really heals all wounds, and we learned to forgive each other.