How to Regain Trust After A Betrayal

One of the most difficult things to do is, to regain trust in someone, who betrayed you. It depends on how extensive the damage is. Sometimes it is not worth wasting your time. On the other hand, the relationship may look promising, and you may want to work on it. Here are some tips to help you regain your trust again.

Things You'll Need

• Learning to forgive
• Communication
• Be willing to trust again

Instructions

1. You have to know if it is worth your time, to try and regain the trust for someone who betrayed you. Everytime you see that person, you are going to remember the pain, that you suffered through. Firstly, look for signs from, the betrayer that indicates sincerity. Some of the signs are: Being honest, apologetic, sincere in his promises and other signs that he is trying really hard to get your trust back.

2. Although it is hard to get over the betrayal. Try not to keep reminding the person about it. It will take time to reach the point, in the relationship, where you will start to trust again. For now just try to give the betrayer the time to prove himself.

3. Communication is an essential key component to regaining trust. Take the time to see if communication is lacking in the relationship. keep the lines of communication open. Don't assume that someone know how you are feeling.

4. Don't get frustrated if the trust is slow to come. It is going to take time, remember that it took you a while to build the trust, so it is going to take, even more time to rebuild it.

5. Some people will shower you, with attention after betraying you. Don't resist it. Revel in the attention, because you desevere it. That doesn't mean that you are going let your guard down. Make sure that you are being cautious.

6. Be certain that the other person wants to remain in the relationship. Sometimes there are people who just cannot live with the guilt or they may start feeling that you are going to betray them also. If the relationship looks like it is going to go somewhere. You can then start the long slow process, of regaining that trust.

Tips & Warnings

• Spend quality time together.

• Before you can regain the trust, the person have to come clean.

• Look for signs of honesty, if the betrayer really wants to gain your trust, he has to show you true honesty.

• Don't nag or taunt the person, that will just make things worse.