Can you forgive someone and still be resentful?

When someone you care about hurts you, you can hold on to anger, resentment and thoughts of revenge — or embrace forgiveness and move forward.

Can you forgive someone and still be angry with them?

This is usually not the case. I have talked with many people who, after making a genuine commitment to forgive someone, have had those same feelings of hurt, anger and resentment come over them again. Forgiving someone is a process. Forgiving and healing take time…the greater the hurt, the greater the time.

Can you forgive but still be hurt?

Originally Answered: Can you forgive someone and still be hurt? Of course you can. Just because you forgive doesn’t mean your feelings are invalid or that they just stop. It means you stop holding it against them.

How do you forgive someone who broke your trust?

Rebuilding trust when you’ve hurt someone

1. Consider why you did it. Before you embark on the process of rebuilding trust, you’ll first want to check in with yourself to understand why you did it.
2. Apologize sincerely.
3. Give your partner time.
4. Let their needs guide you.
5. Commit to clear communication.

Can you forgive someone for abandoning you?

You can forgive someone for abandoning you in a time of need, for walking away, for not putting you first, for letting you go. But that doesn’t mean you trust that person again. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you’re obligated to stay in a relationship or marriage with someone who has destroyed the foundation of everything you’ve built.

Should you forgive someone who betrayed you?

Forgiveness doesn’t mean you keep a close friendship with the person who betrayed you. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you continue to engage with family members who have proven their disloyalty, time and time again.

Does forgiveness mean you need to keep that person in Your Life?

But forgiveness doesn’t mean you need to keep that person in your life. You can forgive someone for cheating. You can forgive someone for breaking your heart. You can forgive someone for abandoning you in a time of need, for walking away, for not putting you first, for letting you go.

Does forgiveness mean you can’t trust someone again?

But that doesn’t mean you trust that person again. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you’re obligated to stay in a relationship or marriage with someone who has destroyed the foundation of everything you’ve built. Forgiveness doesn’t mean you keep a close friendship with the person who betrayed you.