Betrayal

Betrayal is the horrific antithesis to commitment. It is everything that a relationship is not. Betrayal is an action so contrary to the essential ingredients of trust and love that firmly undergird a relationship that we are abhorrently stunned when it happens to us. Yet, it does happen to us, and it happens more than once.

To heal from the searing wounds inflicted by betrayal is painfully difficult. Not only does betrayal undermine our trust in the one who betrayed us, it has the additional effect of causing us to question the trustworthiness of humanity itself. And because these repercussions are so potent and universal, we would be wise to develop insights that will allow us to effectively heal from our betrayals.