Being in a toxic relationship for me wasn't a new thing. One of the toxic relationships i had was with a best friend i trusted to much. For the purpose of privacy I'll like to make the person's name anonymous. So I'll be using the name "anonymous" in place of my then friend's name.
Of a truth it is often said that "your enemies are those closest to you" and that alone hurts so deeply. I had a male colleague and friend I trusted and held so much in high esteem. I got to know him about 20years back. I took him more like a blood brother than a friend he was. I granted him access to all I had. My family loves him so much as he was more hilarious and jovial as well. My girlfriend likes him too and was freer with him.
With time I started discovering some changes in the attitude of my girlfriend as she feels guilty and kept herself at distance away. I kept asking her questions to know the reason for such changes but i never knew something was fishy. She pretended all is well. Little did I know that my so called friend had come between me and my girlfriend. This was a guy that had gotten into serveral issues and i do go extra mile to bail him from police custody. There have been several allegations falsely levied on him as well but i was always there for him and i made sure to always advise him positively in my own way.
I was later made to know all manner of things my friend said about me to my girlfriend that got her worried and i was made to know that he took advantage of her when i travelled. Anonymous did alot of things that got me wondering of he was really my true friend. Though I knew he had eyes for pretty ladies but never knew he would ever go as far as dating my lady at my absence. Well, that shows how heartless some friends could be. I had to come to terms with myself that I should travel far away and change to a new environment. This change marked the beginning of my liberty from the toxic relationship i had with my then friend.
This exprience i had was about twelve (12) years ago. Now Anonymous had been calling for quite some months and i've decided never to pick his calls nor tell him where i'm residing. I've forgiven my girlfriend for what she did to me and moved on with my life. I aspired to be ever forward and never backwards in the course of life and my endeavours. Anyway, all these were a tip of an iceberge among the experiences i haf.
Hope I've been able to share my experience regarding a toxic relationship that came my way. This is my entry to the week 61 episode 1 of the weekly contents.
Thank you for your time, and do have an amazing moment.
