40+ Stories of Betrayal That Make Us Feel Better About Our Relationships

Once you’ve been betrayed, it can take years before you regain your confidence again. Once trust is broken, people can question their relationships and judgments for a long time, and some may never learn to put their faith in others again. These stories are overflowing with betrayals — whether it’s from childhood, within a marriage, or because of that new friendship you struck up in the office. Read on for a list of stories that are sure to make you feel better about your own relationships.

Walking Away When it Matters

In this post, someone describes how their best friend abandoned them after they suffered a traumatic brain injury. And what was this person's crime? Well, they sent some text messages when they were on pain medication.

For some reason, that was enough to make their friend abandon them for good. This sort of betrayal is unthinkable for most people. Hopefully, this person went on to find better friends.

The Boys Are Back

It takes a generous and kind-hearted person to invite someone to live in their home. And, it takes a paranoid and irresponsible person to invite a gang of men into that home and ransack the place. The person who wrote this post invited a friend into their home and paid for their food.

In return, this person brought in a gang of men while the homeowner and their partner were sleeping. Though this betrayal must have stung, we suspect this person wasn't well at the time.

You Were Like a Mother

Sadly, some people are extremely manipulative and cruel. Perhaps they had a difficult childhood, or maybe they have low self-esteem, but either way, they cause a lot of pain to the people around them. The person in this next story had a close relationship with another woman - so close that she considered her a sort of mother figure.

She later discovered that this woman had betrayed her by comparing their friendship to training a dog. Even worse, it was in a group chat.

Doors Locked, Dinosaurs Gone

Until now, we weren't aware that women in their 20s were avid collectors of plastic dinosaurs. But hey, now that we know, who are we to judge? In this story, one plastic dinosaur collector lent their extensive plastic dinosaur collection to a friend. When they decided to retrieve them, their friend locked the door. Suspicious.

This person had to spend loads of time tracking down her own possessions. When she eventually managed to get into the thief's room, they had hidden her dinosaurs.