TRUST

in #relationship7 years ago

Has your Fiancee, Girlfriend, Boyfriend, Fuckmate or Wife/Husband Ever Stolen From you?

Thieves steal something even more valuable than money or goods. They also steal trust.
It’s a double blow, to lose your hard-earned cash or property and to have such valuables taken by someone you know. Both aspects of the crime are rotten. The challenge, as the victim, is handling both forms of betrayal to keep the rot from taking hold.
It’s a paradox to be sure, to cultivate trust even as you recognize that people violate it; or to accept that a crime was perpetrated against you without allowing it to recast your identity. The point is to move on from the event while learning from it and to reclaim both your stuff and your confidence. It’s not easy, and it often hurts like hell, but such is the work of healing