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How to trust someone again who has consistently lied?

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Last Updated: 05/14/2023 at 1:19am
How to trust someone again who has consistently lied?
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Anonymous
January 12th, 2022 5:52pm
You may want to put your trust someone else. I believe one should move on from someone who constantly lie. There’s always going to be better person and people out there for you. Someone that won’t lie. When you put yourself and health first, the better will come. Be free! As we grow, physically, spiritually, and mentally we will see what we truly deserve. I understand it can be different depending on the situation or who the person is to you but no matter what, you come first. I’ve constantly ran into people who lied. Now, I’m a little older than I ever thought I’d be. Met a sweet soul. My partner is the kindest person. It gets better when you break away from low treatment. You deserve better.
Anonymous
January 23rd, 2022 8:02pm
The best way to trust someone again is by forgiving them. Forgiveness is not an easy thing to achieve, so don't worry if you are not able to forgive this person. You could try to talk to this person and tell them your feelings when they lied and how it was bad for both of you, this may make the liar aware of the problems that lying could lead to and how harmful it could be for others, and them they could stop lying. If you want you can try to chat with a 7 cups listener and talk about forgiving this person. Good Luck
allnaturalSky4753
February 20th, 2022 2:09am
Is the other person that has consistently lied, asking for your trust again? Does this person want to be a part of your life again? Why are you trusting someone again if they are constantly lying? If this person is someone that is a part of your life, like a family member that you cannot get rid of and out of your life, this can cause extreme confusion, mistrust, and emotional pain. I have learned that trust needs to be earned, and you have to start the relationship over. However, if the cause of the problem is never spoken about, this will make things worse. You cannot have a good relationship with talking about the very beginning of where the mistrust happened. The other person has to be sorry or try to fix things or promise that certain things will not happen again, or meet your "musts" that you need for this friendship or relationship or continue. If the person is lying about their words spoken, of their thoughts and actions, and is not behaving in a way that you want them to, they will need to prove that they have changed, and change their behavior of lying. I have found I stay away from people who are lying, and recently just said to people who lied that liars are not welcome in my life and blocked the person in all ways. You need to decide if you are keeping this person in your life or not and why.
Anonymous
March 19th, 2022 1:52am
It sounds you like are having difficulty letting this person back in your life and be able to rely and be comfortable with them again. How do you currently feel about the other person? What do you think were their motivations behind lying to you and what outcome were they trying to achieve through this risky move? What are your goals in reconnecting with this person and how deep of a personal level do you want this relationship to return to? It is okay if you currently find it hard to be open with them again, it's only natural.
ColorMeHopeful
May 25th, 2022 6:57pm
This can be extremely challenging to do and for good reason. I believe this is possible with time and the person’s changed behavior. By communicating regularly, and the persons actions showing a commitment to follow through again and again. You should also have a willingness to forgive the past behaviors of the person and an open heart to trust again. Relationships in general take a lot of hard work from both parties. If you’re both willing to put in the effort it is absolutely possible to regain trust. I wish you much success in the process. Please take care.
calmMango9611
May 14th, 2023 1:19am
Trust is a big thing. It would be hard to do, but it can be done. It will require lots of effort from both the sides, to gain each other's trust and to not lose it. If the person agrees to never lie, to you again, and they are serious about it, then you can think about it. But, on the other hand, if they keep on lying to you, then it will be difficult to trust them. Trust, in my opinion, has to be earned. How is it earned? It is earned over time. Telling the truth is sometimes hard. But lies, make it hard to earn one's trust. See, if you can get them, to start telling the truth, and see what happens. I hope this answers your question. I wish you the best of luck.