Betrayal By A Friend

[EmeraldEmpress]

I'm sure this has happened to at least some of you at some point or another in your life but right now, I'm reeling because it just happened to me.

My very best friend of over 8 years has betrayed me. This comes as such a shock because I have helped my friend out so many countless times in his life and the last thing that I helped him out with was when he was suicidal over a girlfriend who broke up with him and this, I ask, is the thanks I get?!?! :sadeyes:

I trusted him, told him confidential information about a certain someone whom I've had an on again off again relationship with for quite some time now. My friend knew of this certain person and has known of him for years but apparently within the last few days my friend has taken it upon himself to tell this other person everything! all my secret thoughts that I have shared with him about this person, my feelings,my emotions, everything!!! God only knows what they have been discussing behind my back!! for all I know, he could have been telling him my confidences for the past few months or a year!! Who knows really...

How would you handle this sort of thing? How will I ever trust again? I never in my wildest dreams would ever believe he would do this to me, it makes me very sad and angry.

Thanks for reading :ugh:

[Raxeph]

:hugz: I had something verrrrry similar to this happen to me a couple of years ago... it didn't end well, not when I found out they'd been knifing me in the back for a long time with some others too. There was a lot of yelling from me at them, before I ended up cutting them off... it was for the best because of how poisonous it was.

You might want to confront him and find out if he's said anything else... try to read him and work out whether he's lying or not.

[Against The Tide]

I don't know the whole story babe, but someone who has been loyal for 8+ years... well I imagine he told stuff about you on the pretenses that it was for the best - it might be right might be wrong - but he though he was doing was for the best. Speak to him about it?

[EmeraldEmpress]

I sent him off an e-mail and will be awaiting his response. If I find out that he was not doing this for my best interest or this was done maliciously I will be cutting ties with my friend.


I'm still in shock.


Thank you for your responses.