what if your bestfriend betrayed you...?

Philippines
June 28, 2009 10:25am CST
What will you do if you was betrayed by your best friend? The one you trust for a long time, treated as a sister/brother of yours, the one that you always shares all your secrets. Will you forgive her/him? Will you give her/him another chance? Can you act like nothing happened? Are you able to give the trust again?
7 responses
@tac02903 (12)
• United States
14 Jul 09
Oh, that is a question I have asked myself before. You find that life is to short for arguemnts. Sometimes you can forgive someone because they are worth it. And sometime you can't forgive because you knew it was over. I have been in both situation and I am still friends with one of my friends because she was worth keeping. Like they say set yourself up for disappointment because everyone in your life will disappoint you one way or other. Can you forgive them is the question?
• United States
29 Jun 09
Forgiving someone, is just that: forgiveness. You will always know that something happened, but the question is: can you forgive them, and then move on? It may take a while before they can earn your trust completely, of course. And, you can try to act like nothing has happened, but the longer you hold it in, the longer its' going to fester, and build inside of you. You can forgive, with out giving your total trust and devotion to another.
• Trinidad And Tobago
28 Jun 09
never...
@saw2207 (1359)
• United States
28 Jun 09
you can forgive but if i were you i would never forget... and if there were mitigating circumstance as to why you were betrayed that is one thing. . but maybe you should reevaluate why you trusted this person with your secrets . .maybe you were naive to think this person was truly your best friend . . just thinking . .. hmm lotting to you!
@flyisky (196)
• China
28 Jun 09
Well, it is really a tough question. I have never been betrayed by my best friends. However, if it does happen to me, I would rather choose to give him or her just only one chance to clarify theirselves. And I cannot act like nothing happen to me, just keep it in mind lest this situation happen again. Maybe they didn`t mean to hurt my heart or do the stupid thing by mistake, so give they a chance to see if they wanna do it again. If they did, it mean that they don`t treat myself as their best friend anymore, and I don`t have to trust they from since. Just end in breaking up our relationship. %_
• India
29 Jun 09
First I would have a long talk with her and ponder over the reasons about this behaviour . After that if she really seem to be feeling bad about it or accept her act of stupidity then I would forgive her and make our bond stronger but if things go otherwise its better to quit it because no use of being friends when ther is no more trust in that relationship .
@wolfie34 (26771)
• United Kingdom
28 Jun 09
I would forgive but I wouldn't forget! Your best friend is supposed to be loyal, trusted and close to you, when they betray you it's like a knife to the heart, the wound heals sure as time heals all wounds, but you still remember what they did and the bond is never as strong as it was, because you keep wondering if they will do it again and once the trust is shattered it's very very difficult to build it up again.