Can their be forgiveness after a betrayal?

For me, it really depends on the magnitude of the betrayal that I've been faced with. I can actually only think of two people that have passed through my life that have betrayed me to the point that I don't think that I would ever be able to forgive them. One of these people is an ex-boyfriend of mine and his betrayal to me was that everything that I ever thought that I knew about him was a lie. The other is a girl that I had been friends with for years and she ended up stealing both a check and my debit card from me and then just disappeared. I know that she had problems in her life, but you should never betray a person that was doing everything that they could for you in that way.

I think that it very much depends on what kind of betrayal it was, and who did it. If it was my partner and they did something that really hurt me then I don't think that there would be any way that I could forgive him. This is because he is supposed to be the person in the world who loves me more than anybody else does, and if he hurt me badly then I think that I would very much struggle to trust him again in the way that I should be able to. If it was a friend and it wasn't such a bad thing that they did then there is a possibility that there might be a chance.

Yes there must be forgiveness after betrayal. If you feel betrayed and you can't forgive the person who betrayed you, you will not find Peace at all. It's really hard to forgive if the gravity of the betrayal is so great that it causes so much pain but still you must FORGIVE. Forgiveness must overshadow everything.

Ofcourse betrayal is so painful! :( I can forgive but I can't forget. If a person betrayed to me, our relationship isn't the same as it used to be before. When things like that happen or when I came a cross the person who betrayed me, I pray so that the pain isn't that so painful. I pray too that thing wouldn't happen to me or that person wouldn't hurt anybody again

I will not forgive and I could not forget. A person who can do that to a friend is capable of doing it again. Why would I give them the chance? Once is enough. There is an expression "Burn me once shame on you. Burn me twice shame on me." I believe this. I could not be friends with someone after they deliberately betray me. What's the point?

I think the concrete problem need a concrete analysis,it is up to what kind of betrayal and how deep it hurt you.If it do not cause a big damage and that friend show his/her regret,then I think I will forgive him/her,otherwise,I will want him/her out of my life.

I can understand the betrayal but it really depends how i will react to it. It will depend on the situation and the person. I have not felt any betrayal as yet and i wish I never get betrayed by anyone. Thanks for sharing and have a wonderful day ahead.

It wouldn't be too easy to forgive and forget especially if the one who hurt you are the ones you least expect to do so. If a loved one did betray me, I expect him or her to have a very good reason for doing so. Depending on the circumstances, I know forgiveness will come. But I don't think I will ever forget what happened.

I can forgive very easily, but unfortunately, I never forget. Even when I try to, something always reminds me of it. If it is something minor and it's not that big of a deal, it's it easier to deal with. But when it is a breach of trust or a traumatizing event, it's too hard to try to forget. It takes one second to lose someone's trust and lifetime to gain it back.