Trust

Chapter 6
In my personal experience, trust is something that is almost impossible to earn back once it is lost. I was dating my boyfriend for several months when I learned that he had been unfaithful. I approached him and explained what I had heard, and after much denying and excusing, he ultimately admitted to it. At first, I was too angry to feel anything else. But after the anger subsided, I started to realize how sad I was that he broke my trust. Loyalty and commitment are two important values in a relationship and he disregarded both of them. And then by lying and denying the act, he made it so much worse. 
While I was so hurt and upset, it's hard to take your emotions out of the situation and be logical. It can be easy to forgive and forget when you think you are in love. But I was foolish, and I thought I could mend our relationship after he apologized. After a few weeks, I realized it would never be the same. Once that bond of trust was broken, it was like I always had doubt if he was telling the truth or not. Was he really where he said he was? Did he get home at that time? I just kept looking for reasons to see dishonesty. That was not fair to him, and it wasn't fair to me because we weren't happy. 
We eventually were finished for good and since then we have not really stayed in touch. I don't have any animosity towards him anymore, but I don't think we need to be in each other's lives. The trust was never fully restored. I think now, since it's been a year, I don't have the same issues with him that I once had, but I still would not put "trustworthy" and "loyal" as his top personality traits.