How do you go about rebuilding trust in a relationship if someone has hurt you?

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First of all, let me begin by saying that as human beings we make mistakes. Even with the best of intentions sometimes we hurt those we love. I have been guilty of hurting people that I care about, even when I was trying to help. So this discussion is about that. How do we go about rebuilding trust in a relationship where the other person has hurt us in the past? Now, let me be very clear, no one has a right to treat anyone without dignity and respect, so if the person repeatedly hurts me, or shows no lack of understanding of how their behavior has affected me, then I will move on. Life is too short to have not so good friends, that should probably be in the enemy category. But, what I want to talk about here is how do we go about rebuilding trust in a relationship where someone has hurt us. Perhaps the person lied to us, perhaps they have yet to apologize for things that have happened in the past, or perhaps that person talked about us behind our back... What ever the situation, it does not warrant cutting the person out of your life entirely, or, the relationship means enough to you that you want to work on it. So that is my question, how does one go about rebuilding trust in a relationship, where that person has hurt you in the past, and so the trust issue is shaky at best? As always, your thoughts are appreciated.