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Is it possible...
#5317600 - 02/19/06 07:47 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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to remain friends with someone whom you lost respect for? Simple question.
If this is not the right forum, please move it.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5317672 - 02/19/06 08:21 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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As long as you are open to forgiveness.
Mercy for the sake of respect.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: signoffate]
#5317984 - 02/19/06 09:34 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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yup its possible but trust will have to regained.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: blaze2]
#5318019 - 02/19/06 09:43 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Trust is not the issue, my friend, it's more of: actions occurred essentially compromising what someone was all about, something that can't be undone, and since there is that character flaw, it makes me doubt the rest of the person.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5318035 - 02/19/06 09:48 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Trust and friendship are not mutual, so you can definitely have a friendship without trust. Nevertheless, it won't be an open or confidential friendship, but you can still share other more overt facets of your life together.
Unless the trust issue is so major that you don't even trust them not to purposely harm you, in which case it'd be better to stay away or to purposely harm them first.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5318067 - 02/19/06 09:59 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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demius said: to remain friends with someone whom you lost respect for? Simple question.
If this is not the right forum, please move it.
well my friend, for starters, just based on the subjects title of "is it possible...", my answer is YES...because ANYTHING is POSSIBLE...
but, in all seriousness, it really depends on the action that made you lose respect...was it something AGAINST you? or just something they did to affect their own life that you do not condone (sp?)...
be more specific on what it is they did to u, and maybe we can assist u 
forgiveness is one of the many keys to life...
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5318080 - 02/19/06 10:03 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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For a while maybe. But it still isn't how it should. But time and the succeeding of facts changes everything. If you really love your friend and feel that your friendship deserves your forgiveness or patience, you should stay close to your friend. We, people don't really have a lot of true friends. And we can gain a lot more with just a little more patience and whiling to forgive. We all make mistakes.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: MiRrOr]
#5318239 - 02/19/06 11:18 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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No, it was nothing against me.
Additionally, trust is not an issue here. I'm not going to reveal the story, but again, a friend acted in a way that shattered what they stood for, something they believed in, or at least told me they did. It is something that can't be undone. It is not a forgivable or unforgivable action; it just is.
Since my friend's action, I no longer see beauty in them, I no longer have respect for them. Now I'm questioning the hours of conversations, etc. I don't think I believe them. To be honest, I'm not upset about the situation; I'm at a loss, and feel that I could almost happily not deal with the person again, but I have to see them at least twice a week.
Maybe this makes things a little more clearer? Or just worse.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5318655 - 02/20/06 03:55 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I know what you're saying because it happened to me too. And all I can tell you is what I did, I'm not saying it's the bet way to deal this or not. After it all happened, I thought I'll give the friendship another try, considering the facts as being not so important. Turned out it ment to me a lot more and in a short while couldn't remain friend with him because he was totally different to what he wanted to look like. So I just stooped any contacts with him, because every time I saw him after the "incident" it only came to my mind who he really was. So the only way for me was to stop this, because I was only doing myself harm by remembering something bad.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5318694 - 02/20/06 05:14 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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No. It is not possible. You have to rediscover your respect, or let him go.
On the surface you both might cope, but slowly you will tear eachother apart from the inside out. Your thoughts will torment.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: dorkus]
#5318699 - 02/20/06 05:20 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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her*, but yea. I figured, I'd give it a shot...maybe it is just a character slip. But I thought, and was made to believe, it was something important. If I can't find anything good in her, then I suppose it will have to happen.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5318874 - 02/20/06 08:07 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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demius said: to remain friends with someone whom you lost respect for? Simple question.
Great question!!
If you are talking about a relationship with the other sex, long time lovers or married, I would have to say no.
But if it is just your buddy, I would have to say yes. In fact I would say it would be your duty to remain friends. If you have lost your respect for this certain person, it only follows that they did something that was deserving of you to lose your respect for them.
I would say the best path ( one that I could only wish that I could follow ) would be total forgiveness, and keep looking out for your friend who seems to be in need.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5319473 - 02/20/06 10:45 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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demius said: a friend acted in a way that shattered what they stood for, something they believed in, or at least told me they did.
Seems to me that you've discovered that your friend is human. People aren't perfect, they make mistakes, they change and sometimes they disappoint you. It is sometimes hard to look beyond peoples' politics, or their morals, but where those things end their humanity begins. If you were friends with the ideal, then you can't repair it. If you were friends with the person underneath, then you should try to look past what this person used to stand for and look at who this person is.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: koppie]
#5319619 - 02/20/06 11:34 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Essentially, you held a strong image of who this person was, and then they acted in a manner that did not fit your concept of this person's identity.
Thus, it is not surprising that you question every other aspect of the person that you once thought was an accurate representation of who they are. Obviously, your friend is still your friend, and is the person that was with you through all of your shared experiences.
The simple fact is that this person was always this person, before, during, and after this specific situation. It is your conception that lied at odds with who the person actually is.
I've personally dealt with this a lot in my recent history. I've found that it doesn't take long before the idea of who a certain person is as I hold it is shown to be more of my projection, who I want them to be. I've learned to hold no preconceptions and to simply experience my being with other humans as can directly be perceived.
No one is going to be perfect, and no one will ever consistently continue to fit your expectation of who they are to be. We are far too dynamic and multi-faceted, and the nature of our reality is far too complex and continously changing for our limited model of it to remain correct.
Its simply a truth that one comes to accept, as it must be accepted - its reality. Seeking to no longer interact with a person as a result of this will only drive you further and further away from anyone that you can share a moment with.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5319656 - 02/20/06 11:49 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Examine the idea that is not shared or not resonated by yourself. If it is impossible to discuss the idea and you can't follow the outcomes, then it is best to divorce until the ideas will be shared or synchronized again.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: BlueCoyote]
#5319667 - 02/20/06 11:55 AM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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To koppie and fireworks_god: I suppose you are right, but if someone claims to be these things and then is not, is that my perception, or is that a change in the person? If someone can't stand by their own morals what do they have? If something is held as sacred, and pure, and then it is destroyed, what is left other than something impure and how does this echo throughout them?
Maybe I am trying to justify something, but again, I'm not mad about the situation, I just feel like I've been lied to, and that is something I cannot tolerate.
BlueCoyote: I both understand and misunderstand your post. I feel good words of wisdom there, but am afraid of soiling them with what I perceive it to be.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5319727 - 02/20/06 12:12 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Perhaps I need a translator, but my words are put by me as concrete as possible (for me). Please feel free to ask any questions
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: BlueCoyote]
#5319738 - 02/20/06 12:14 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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Examine the idea that is not shared or not resonated by yourself.
Which idea? The idea of feeling betrayed, the idea of my friend's action?
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: demiu5]
#5319754 - 02/20/06 12:18 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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The idea of your friends action, definitively. Compared to your idea about the subject.
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Re: Is it possible... [Re: BlueCoyote]
#5319768 - 02/20/06 12:21 PM (17 years, 11 months ago) |
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I will try and think about the two seperately.
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