When You’ve Been Betrayed
At some point, it happens to everyone. While minding our own business someone unsuspectingly betrays us. And just like that, we are left breathless in a fog of disbelief. “Did this really happen?” we question, though we already know the answer. It did. He said those words. She told that lie. It was posted on Facebook. That secret was shared. He took advantage of you. We were betrayed.
Soon after betrayal, we may be tempted to seek revenge. This is because getting even feels good – real good – at the moment. Inwardly we are justified and vindicated; our wrong is righted. In those moments, we find ourselves seduced by an innate desire to level the playing field. We want them to pay now. We want to stop hurting now. We want justice now.
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