When The Truth Hurts

When someone we care about breaks our trust, it can be hard to accept what they did. It can be hard to let them go if that’s what we need to do, and sometimes it is what we need to do. When we see them again and only remember the good times and push the betrayal away, it can feel as though it never happened. But it did happen. It’s important, so important, for us to remember this. This is not a question of forgiveness. This is just a realization of who the other person really is. Though they might not remain as that person, they are that person right now. Who they decide to be when this is all over is up to them, no one else. It certainly isn’t up to you. The best that you can do is to create a boundary with this person. Let them know loud and clear that that was not OK. If they choose to abide by that and apologize, and actually understand what they’re apologizing about, then it might be something to have patience with. If it’s met with negativity and scorned, then it might be time to let them go. The good times will always be there. Allowing new good times to

come into your world is more important than trying to hold on to those that no longer exist.

~Janice M. Burke

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