On Friendly and Intimate Relationships
Posted on Monday, 7 November 2016
ON FRIENDLY AND INTIMATE RELATIONSHIPS
By Apolinario Villalobos
Both relationships mentioned in the title
are founded on “trust”. However, trust sometimes is established haphazardly,
without even checking thoroughly the kind of a person with whom it is established.
Some people may discover too late that their “best friend” cannot be trusted al
all, as some, come out to be innately insecure. Some couples may also discover
that their partner is not really “sincere” as expected, despite the signed
marriage documents, and worse, discovery is made after having several
offspring. This situation is what dissatisfied partners as “hellish life”.
Another act that spoils the relationship is
the “abuse” of either party. The one who commits the act selfishly presumes that
anything can be done to the trusting friend or intimate partner. Initially,
there would be tolerance “for friendship’s sake”. But in time, such abuse may
no longer be tolerated and expectedly results to the severance of relationship.
Abuse on the part of a partner who commits
the act is hidden or camouflaged by a “merry intent” or “joke”, though, in
reality, the intention is to humiliate the trusting and unsuspecting friend or
partner in front of others. This happens most often to friends and partners
whose success is not acceptable to the offender due to envy. I know this
because I am in touch with people who are victims, and until now are
languishing in regret for having wasted their lives in the company of insecure
people.
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