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Have you ever been betrayed by a trusted friend?

How did you react to the betrayal? Did you forgive the person who betrayed you? Did it affect your ability to trust anyone ever again?

As one who has been betrayed, I can attest to the fact that I'm no longer the person I once was. Your thoughts?

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  • 1 decade ago
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    I have felt betrayed. At the time, I felt really hurt and like I would never speak to the person again. But if you truly care about the person, if he/she apologizes or at least explains in a way where you do not feel hurt anymore, it feels so much better to forgive than to hang on to the hurt. Talk to the person who has hurt you. If he/she is a trusted friend, you can work this out. Time heals all wounds, too--even if no apology occurs. You are hurt now, but you will one day feel better about the situation and be able to trust again. Would you want to encounter a person who did not trust again? It would make you feel bad, even though you had done nothing to that person. So open yourself up to trusting again--Just be careful who you trust, so that, if the betrayal was extremely severe, it will not happen again.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yea I have and I really dislike the person I don't talk them anymore. And yea it did change the way I trust people sometimes, I feel like if I'm talking anyone that they're going back to tell someone or telling someone else bad things about me. So I tell people less things, hide a lot of my life and thoughts to many of the people I consider good friends.

    Yea you probably changed the amount of trust you put on someone and that's just natural. After awhile and some good relationships with people you will have better feeling of trust. It basically changes everyone but to a certain extent.

  • ?
    Lv 4
    1 decade ago

    I have been betrayed before. It made me a better person because I saw that i deserved better and found friends who treated me well. I didn't fully forgive the person who betrayed me but I don't like holding grudges against people so I don't hate her anymore. I still trust people, it just takes longer for them to get it and I'm more cautious about things.

    I think if you're better off without this person, then good for you. You can definitely find people who will be great friends for you.

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Hey, Trust is a weird thing, Once you lose it It's hard to regain. The first time I was betrayed was I was devvestated I stayed in side for most hours of the day for that period in time.Yeah I came to frogive the person [famous phrase]"Time heal's all wounds." But No I was unable to trust them with that same level of trust.

    I know how it feels to be betrayed but you have to have forgivness for one and other. Without forgivness I dont what this world would be like to day.

    Have some faith.

    Feel free to email me.

    Source(s): Well c'mon everyone's be betrayed B4. Just have Faith.
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  • 1 decade ago

    betrayal is a hard thing to deal with. and I speak for personal experience..of course i was upset beyond belief I felt like I could never trust again. But I believe that there is forgiveness in this world. I have a friend who betrayed. stabbed me in the heart more like it but somewhere in time i forgave and now were inseparable and have been friend for the past eight years. Im not saying just forgive her/him like that. If you truly care for this person talk to them face to face and let them know how you feel and how hurt you are. If that person acts like they don't care then be honest with your self do you really need a friend like that in your life?

  • 1 decade ago

    It felt really bad. But I don't want to be friends with them if they do that to me. Only if they talk to you first and tell you they're sorry, would I go back to those cheaters. I doesn't affect my ability to trust people, but you just have to be careful. It helps to learn people's body language though to find out what they really mean when they talk to you. If you still believe that they betray you, you can have other people/friends talk to them or spy on them. :)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    Yes!

    My friend dated a guy that she knew I liked! I tell her that I really love him and she just says that she does too! I know she really doesn't. Now when we are both a the same friends house she texts him in front of me and laughs so hard then doesn't tell me what it was about.

    Right now I feel like a huge ball of S*** and I hate this so much!

    I haven't really forgiven her but I try hard to be happy for her. I don't know what to do.

  • Alexis
    Lv 5
    1 decade ago

    I was mad for a while, and I still don't like her. She treats me like crap every time she sees me and I didn't do anything to her. But no it didn't affect my ability to trust people. I'm actually happy we're not friends anymore, because she's a huge brat.

  • 1 decade ago

    this is a really good question!

    yes, gosh, i've been betrayed PLENTY of times.

    My friend's have spread rumors about me. . and my friends have acted like they didn't know me around different people.

    But i just get revenge, like i'll ignore them and make them feel bad by not being there friend's for a while, they don't get forgived, but they remain aquaitences

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    yes i have been betrayed and it hurt me very badly... and yes i can no longer trust anyone and i'm not the same person i used to be....

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