frenemies

i do actually have a few people in my life that i would classify as a "frenemy." i've always been the type of person that if you are my friend, you are always my friend. i have been hurt and betrayed by a few people in the past and i always seem to forgive them. that's just how i am. i always try to see the good in people. even when i've witnessed, first hand, the not-so-good side of them. however, once my trust is broken, it is not easily regained. there are some people that have repeatedly hurt me and while i'll still talk to them, i'm very leery of their motives and aren't going to make the mistake of trusting them again. but i can't just write them off ... i'm just not capable of that. i never want someone to feel alone. i want them to know that if they ever really do need a friend, i will always be there. if that means putting myself in danger of getting hurt again, so be it. i have plenty of shoulders to cry on.