"Betrayal is the breaking or violation of a presumptive contract, trust, or confidence that produces moral and psychological conflict within a relationship."
How do you react when someone you love betrays you? That depends on your self-esteem and stability. The right thing to do is walk away--even when it hurts.
What a revelation it is when you realize someone is not who you thought they were. When all the confidence you've given that person was in vain, you question your past and future ability to judge others worthy of your trust.. This causes grief while making you feel sad, ashamed, mad, and afraid. A rainbow of pastel emotions.
Unfortunately, someone I love dearly betrayed me: the one person I trusted more than anyone else in life. This came as a huge shock and slap in the face. When given the opportunity, he admitted fault but refused to fix it. So even though it hurt, I ceased contact.
My spiritual adviser, coincidently without me even telling her what happened, could sense I was unhappy and sent me this:
As we grow up, we learn that even the one person that wasn't supposed to ever let you down probably will.
You will have your heart broken probably more than once and it's harder every time. You'll break hearts too, so remember how it felt when yours was broken. You'll fight with your best friend. You'll blame a new love for things an old one did. You'll cry because time is passing too fast, and you'll eventually lose someone you love. So take too many pictures, laugh too much, and love like you've never been hurt because every sixty seconds you spend upset is a minute of happiness you'll never get back.
Don't be afraid that your life will end,
be afraid that it will never begin.