Not the one who betrayed you, but the version of them you thought existed.
To be is to lose your footing in your own story. One moment, the floor is solid; the next, you are free-falling through a reality you no longer recognize. The Anatomy of the Blindside Blindsided By Betrayal, Grappling Past Grief
Stop telling yourself you "should have known." You didn't know because you are a person who operates in good faith. That is a strength, not a weakness. Not the one who betrayed you, but the