Walking the Long Road

So what does one say to a friend who has been lied to and betrayed...?

Even tougher, what does one say to a friend, who has been lied to and betrayed, by a mutual friend...?

I say this…

I am a person who really tries to find a positive in each and every situation, but I cannot find any in this one. This mutual friendship is lost and it really hurts. This friend, I really respected and admired for many reasons, but no longer.

They gave it all up because they would rather be in a "relationship" with someone who is continuously conniving, deceitful, sneaky, controlling, hounding, harassing, condescending, belittling, inhospitable, rude, domineering, and insecure. A “relationship” that is at a minimum, unhealthy, unbalanced, and dysfunctional, and at a maximum, abusive.

This “relationship” is creating lasting negative impacts on relationships with their family and other friends. How much more do they have to lose?

I wish this person would wake up and see it for what it really is. But I am not optimistic they will before it is too late and too much has been lost.

It's unfortunate that this friend fails to understand that everyone, including them, deserves to be treated with dignity, honesty, and respect - always!

So I am standing up and saying enough is enough. No matter how destructive they wish to be with their own life, I will not stand by and watch another person suffer the consequences for it.

Unlike you, I will do what I am able to do and assist a friend and together, we will all move forward. Life is not a destination, but a journey.

Karma happens. What comes around goes around.