Would you forgive a friend who betrayed you?

Depends on the situation. I wouldn't become friends with someone who I suspect as a person who would betray me. I think real friends don't betray each other. However if it does happen I guess I'd forgive. Just depends on the situation.

No I would never forgive a friend who betrayed my trust, same as any relationship once the trust has gone it is hard to get it back. I have lost many friends through this happening.

ive been betrayed before. but i forgive them. yet, there's still this hard feelings which giving me a big barrier to get along with them just like before. and we hardly talked with each other. ive never knew them then as if their ot a friend to me. and because they've hurt me, ive already lost my trust to them and ive been bitter to them too. i dont know but suddenly ive been so rude.

That's tough, and it's easier said than done. Trust is something you build with a person. Building trust entails a life-long experience, and if that person betrayed your trust in something that really mattered to you, then it would be a really difficult thing to forget. Yes, in time you may forgive the person, but it's close to impossible to mend the broken friendship. Yes, you could still be friends, but it's only casually and you'd learn your lesson not to put that same trust on that someone again. It's like the experience of being swindled. If you were swindled once, then you were a victim, but if it's twice, most especially if it's of the same person, then you are simply a fool. In my experience, I was betrayed by a friend over money, though it wasn't such a big amount, I trusted the person when she said that she needed it and was going to pay me back after a few days. A few days passed she asked for extension, and so forth. I continued to 'understand' her predicament, until the time I had gotten to talk to a common friend (whom she also borrowed from) and alas! She told her the same reason and she also believed and until now, she wasn't paid a single cent! I was angry at that time, it's not a feeling of anger because I am not paid, but the thought of her using the same lines to other people! It's obvious she wasn't sincere at all! So, now, she never dared to come near me or any of our common friends again. As for emotion, I think I would be different. It's not common to regain trust, but I could also attest that it's possible. It's difficult, but doable. It was when my partner cheated on me. Yes, he did. I don't want to spill all my beans. But to make the long story short, I understood why he cheated. I was partly wrong, and now that we're together again, I can't say it wasn't a tough road trusting him again, but I did learn to do that. I guess it's because I told him upfront, that I'm doing my best to trust him again, but if ever he does something like that or similar, I would not hesitate on leaving him, and this time it would be final and he'd lose someone who loved him so much and no one could ever love him again like I do. Yes, sounds cliche but I tell you, it just sets my heart free. Because no matter what you do, if the person really isn't meant for you, then you can't force things right? But I have a different way of seeing it: If you do everything in your power to keep a relationship but he still leaves, then he's not for you. At least you did everything you can to show him what he lost.

Well I can forget a friend who betrayed me but it will really take a long time before I will forgive her on what she did. Although I forgive her, I will still never forget what she did and that's what makes me never to trust her again.

The last person who did this thing has been a jinx in my life. He became invisible. I know that its harsh but the secret that I told my friends (selected) does not only involved me but also my family. And family matters is a sensitive one for me. Its actually not a secret, I just dont like it when people find out about it on a different tongue. Because its a sensitive matter, I choose the people who understand it. I choose him not knowing the circumstances of what he did. My life and the life of my family is what at stake there. And he still managed to break that trust. Trust is very, very important to me. I treasure it. So if I tell you a secret might as well keep it. Its hard to forgive these kind of persons. I believe forgiving is a process. Time will tell when your ready to forgive. But for the mean time Im sure am ready. Its been five years since the incident happened so far my families life has already moved on but still lived with precautionary measures. Just to be safe. I was never really comfortable in telling secrets, or personal problems. And when I finally had the courage to do that guess what happened? I got betray.

I Will sayit at loud NEVER !! well, your feeling and every thing changed because of her\him so it really hard to make acomback with that persone !! you were shocked some of people forgive because of their kindness god save us from those kind of freinds lol !! Thanks

If he/she comes back and apologize to me, I will forgive. Hopefully with a thought that they won't repeat it. But the relationship we have after a fight can't be the same as before. To describe Friendship in a single word, its a "Mirror". Once broken won't get back in the same way.

if he admits his mistake and promise to be true and legal, then i will forgive him/her