Everyone deserves a second chance. Until how mant times can you forgive someone?

I guess we should stop tolerating it after the second time because it would be the third time after that. When people say that it's the second time everytime then it would be more than twice after the second time.

If that people really got my heart broken I dont even know if I could give him/her a second chance.. maybe it depends.. but life is to short to spend it worrying that they might betray you again.. or do something again behind your back..for it will be move on and get another one better partner or friend... but Im not really saying its always applicable analyzing the situation first will be better before stepping on something you might regret soon..

I think everyone deserves a second, and in some cass a third chance, but if you keep on handing out the chances and nothing changes, it's clear that the person hasn't learned the error of their ways and will continue to do whatever it is they've been doing that's wrong. As for whether there is ever a necessity for exception, I suppose it depends on what the person is doing that is wrong. If it's something they can't help, then maybe they would need treatment of some kind, or allowances may have to be made, but if it's something they are doing wilfully or out of lack of consideration for others, then for me it'd be one more chance then that's it.

Even if we decide not to keep someone in our lives, we should always forgive them. Our ability to forgive is infinite. If we choose not to forgive someone, then we can never let go of the past and if we cannot let go of the past, we cannot be free and at peace. So maybe after the second time someone hurts us, we shouldn't keep them in our lives or stay in a relationship with them, but it doesn't mean that we can't forgive them. Choosing not to forgive can only hurt us.

If it's not about trust I think many times, now I would never go back to a friendship with a girl that hitted on my husband or something.

very good discussion. It depends on our relationship and our dependence or their dependence on us. Look a small child hits on us. we feel happy. the same thing is done by a boy of 10 years. we get angry. yes or no. yes. If you like the other person and you also depend on him emotionally u can forgive N number of times. If the emotional bonding is not there u may forgive once or twice. good day.

Most of the people they don't mean anyone to be hurt ed but it happens unknowingly,some will try to resolve that,some people leave that as it is.The people gets hurted when they are dont feel comfort in others presence.

It depends on the person & the situation... In general, I will forgive once. Occasionally I will let it slide the second time. However, by the third time, I'm pisssed!!! I usually make my feelings clear when I forgive. When I let it slide, I voice my feelings once again maybe with a little bit of different explanation assuming I wasn't completely clear the first time. By the third time I can only assume that you don't care what I think or feel...at that point I just don't care anymore!!!

Hi thetis Well, for me its their intentions that really matter. If someone does any harm unintentionally, it can be forgiven more than once. But if they continue to do it, then its on purpose. A lot of people will realize their mistake the very first time. Of-course, to err is human but not learning from your mistakes and repeating them is foolish. So its their intentions that really matter.

I guess everyone deserves a second chance to be forgiven if he/she had erred on someone.There is a saying "to err is human and to forgive is divine" but I don't think as a human most of the time we don't practice this, because others used it as an excuse to do wrong to others. I think if someone had done wrong to me and he/she asked for forgiveness, I can give him/her a second chance but it also depends on the gravity of what he have done to me.I can forgive her/him but I will not forget what he /she did.So I'll be on the look out if she/he is really sincere on what he/she had promise. So for me, second chance is enough.Thanks for sharing my friend.

I would say until you feel that the trust for that person is gone completely. If there is no trust, there is no use in trying anymore. How long that takes though, is hard to say, because I guess it depends on the person and the circumstances as well.

Jesus said to him, "I do not say to you up to seven times, but up to seventy times seven" (Mt 18:22). It's not easy to forgive, also for me, but we have to try. It's difficult to set how many times can you forgive someone. There isn't a number, so I think.

I am very soft hearted and emotional and I can always forgive and at the end of the day make the other feel like nothing happened. But I can never forgive someone for the same mistake. If someone hurt me once and then for the second time hurt me again for the same reason, it will not be easy to forgive. I can forgive and free myself from the burden of the pain, but I cannot be as like before, I cannot act like nothing happened.

I only count to three, I'm the type of person that can ignore minor faults even if it will take years. But major mistakes matter to me especially when the future of my kids is at stake to my decision. Sometimes it takes for a one person to be wise enough for the betterment of others. Hurt may fade and scars may heal but the memories of a broken heart will take time to be okay again...

Depends on the situations. In most cases I just apply the second chance. If they do it again for second time, then it is enough. We could say that perhaps they are not intended to do it for the first time, so okay forgiveness is yours. But if they do it for second time, there is no accidentally case. I will not giving them another chance. Trustworthy is not something you can just play around without having a sense of sensitivity to others.

Some say that promises are meant to be broken, we will be hurt once or twice if we will believe these promises. But giving him 2nd,3rd, fourth and so on will depend if we still have the feeling and trust. Even if they already promised not to do it but failed to keep their promise we will give them another chances since we're scared that we will lose them and who would want to have a broken family or let go of the one whom you've spent your years with right. So it's up to the love and trust.

I think that we all make mistakes and deserve a second chance in life,so I am willing to give anyone a second chance,but I would hardly give a third one if that person failed again.I guess I would do it only in the case of minor mistakes,but even in this case I would never have the same confidence in that person.It's good to forgive others,but everything has a limit,we can't do it forever and let those people take advantage of our excessive kindness.

yes i agree everybody should deserve second chances, for he or she is only human being, we can't deny the fact that we humans can commit mistakes,Some say's that the cause of why human commit mistakes that is because of pride, envy and arrogance, well that is true, so if we truly understand the nature of a human being, we can say that, everybody should deserve second chances that is because we are only human, "That's life"