Caius
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Actually, I thought a few comments were a bit pointy. But in any event, returning to the OP's original point, under the assumption that she has not abandoned this discussion for good, I would note that there is an important detail missing from your account. Specifically, has he owned up to what he has done? Because if not, one of two things must be the case: either he had a genuinely different understanding of the relationship than you or he has simply convinced himself that he did. If you are convinced that your feelings about the situation were absolutely clear and that the discussion was one of complete agreement, then it must be the latter and I have to say, for me at least, that is one of my least favourite kind of people -- the type who use self-delusion and re-interpretation of the past to avoid ever owning up to where they have erred and the harm they have caused in doing so. Of course it's also possible he does know he has gone against his own word but simply doesn't care to apologize, but if his mentality is such that he was apathetic in that regard, he'd probably have just lied to you about being sorry. If he is apologetic (and you assume him be genuine), I'd still go carefully. I'm of that school that believes that a dominant carries an extra burden to be trustworthy and dependable, even beyond that which should always be expected in other serious relationships, pretentious though that may sound. I don't like giving blanket advice in situations like these, since there is always room for all manner of nuance and context to the situation which the rest of us here may be unaware of. That being said, in my experience people are often slow to change when it comes to how they approach matters of trust. At least when it comes to being better about it being worthy of it or giving it; you can learn to have reservations about giving it relatively fast, and nothing does that faster than to give successive chances to someone you know will lie to your face. Best of luck.
< Message edited by Caius -- 10/31/2013 9:24:38 PM >
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