When a child we were taught to trust as everyone told the truth?
I trusted too easily until I got burned a few times in relationships.
I learned the hard way that trust should be earned not given blindly.
That behind a smiling face is sometimes a good liar.
That sometimes a person who gives little expects much more from others.
Its their game.
I found out much too late that my good friend over ten year period was just manipulating me to pay for lunches when she drove out of town on excursions.
( she was going anyways and would ask me to accompany her, thus I felt that I should pay
for lunch but soon realized when I paid it was at more expensive restaurants! I have since a
few years ago stopped being her friend and I now see that she did that to others as well.
( she was friendly for a reason).
I was extremely disappointed in her an others like her out for gain at another’s expense only.
I still cringe at the thought that some people are like that and embarrassed to had it done to me not realizing that that is what our friendship was based on?