
A person who trusts no one now, once trusted someone too much.
A person who trusts no one now, once trusted someone too much.
My first husband cheated on me and we eventually divorced. Several months later I met the man I knew was “the one”. We had both been cheated on but it was never ever even a thought that either of us would be unfaithful. After 32 years of marriage I found out he cheated with our neighbor – who I thought was a very good friend.
It has been almost four years since then and I still haven’t gotten over it. He begged for forgiveness and I couldn’t throw away all of those years. The woman still lives by us and I see her go by our house all the time. He thinks I should let it go. We have a good life and he feels I shouldn’t be letting her make any intrusion into my mind or our lives. He just doesn’t get it and I can’t help but worry and wonder if it will happen again, not with the neighbor, but with someone else. I no longer have any friends as I don’t trust them and I spend all of my spare time alone. It takes too much out of your heart to let someone else in and is easier to be without friends.
People have many faces. I have decided to act totally trusting to everyone I meet while keeping my eyes open to their actions. This is the fastest way to find out who you are dealing with. Mostly I’ve been disappointed mostly based on one fact. Everyone is living for what they want and quite often what they want is not what I want. Occasionally there is some commonality. It is a fiction we are given as children that we will find a true and selfless love in others. The truth is that there are good people and evil people and some can be both. I need to sort them out and take what good I can find. Selecting the good from a number of people fills my life and is the most I can expect. Totally trusting anyone is fine but be prepared to see their actions not line up with your expectations. When you know this and allow them their individuality you can wander through life without being disappointed in the people you choose to gather around you..
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