I’m a diligent practitioner of giving people enough rope to hang themselves.  I’m not sure if this is a good, or a horribly bad, idea.

Sure, when I see these things coming, and I frequently do, I could step out and slip something into conversation to stop it.  Give the person an idea that I know something is amiss.  Allow them room to second guess the decision, to not break my heart.

But, I find it more gratifying to know without a shadow of a doubt that someone is a backstabber.  I never have to wonder if I was worried over nothing, it’s done.  Tie the knot yourself and then I give you the big drop kick out of my life.

There’s got to be some in between, right?  Some way to handle this where my heart isn’t pulverized in the end?  For now, this seems to be the only way my heart allows me to handle these situations.

Did you think I was kidding about that “no trust” thing?