“If someone ventures a word with you, will you be impatient?
But who can keep from speaking?”-Job 4:2, NIV
Recently, I was doing a search in my email account, and it popped up with results from when I was dealing with my (now) ex-wife.
Like Eliphaz to Job here, I had two emails that were from “friends” who decided to take a harsh route with their advice giving to me. Of course, they both were very self-righteous in their opining.
I find it interesting that the harsh, hard words are often directed at the crush partnered and NOT at the partner doing the crushing.
These so-called “friends” felt entitled to attack me during my most vulnerable time. When the cheating was revealed, they were nowhere to be found or outright told me that it did not matter as far as their advice to me. No apologies.
The sad this is that I still grieve these relationships.
I haven’t had contact with either individual in over a decade now. However, I wished our relationships had ended differently. It is too bad that they chose cruelty over kindness and doubled-down on self-righteousness.
