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Does everyone deserve a second chance?

I’ve always believed in giving people another chance, i usually end up regretting it 😕
DancingStarGoddess · Best Comment
Absolutely not. Some people have absolutely no intention of using that chance to make amends or to rectify the situation they created in the slightest. Their only aim is often to get back into your good graces so the situation or you can remain beneficial to themselves for little more than basic human selfishness.

For most it is easy enough to apologize, but they forget they don't get to decide if and when the other person accepts it, how long they take to get over the hurt and betrayal and what the fallout and grief of that looks and feels like to them. They can choose not to stick around and put in the work to regain the friendship, love or trust of that person if they give enough of a damn, but more often than not.. most feel like the other should just "let it go" quickly when odds are whatever they did was trailed over days.. weeks and perhaps months to years. Expecting someone to be over heartbreak or betrayal so we don't have to feel bad about ourselves is utter bullshit. They get over it when they get over it. Even if that time is never. The flip side is, once the other has forgiven it, they don't get to keep bashing them over the head with it for leverage. You either forgive it or you don't.

on either side, if it feels bad/wrong, it probably IS. Just move on to people you can trust.
@atlantic59 Definitely!
@Ashly Absolutely! sometimes it can be fixed and people can move forward, but sometimes there's just no saving something and we just know it, even if we don't want to admit it to ourselves. it hurts like hell, but sometimes we know it's time to let it burn.
Ashly · 26-30, F
@DancingStarGoddess 🫶🏻🥺

I've given second. Third. Forth.

I think it depends on the person and what they've done.
I gave too many chances. It's something I'm working on
Ashly · 26-30, F
@Bexsy 🥺
@Ashly 🥺thankfully I have help seeing my mistakes
@Degbeme I'm almost out of avocado 🥑
Degbeme · 70-79, M
Degbeme · 70-79, M
Why! What me do now? 🤔
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BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F
@Degbeme POTATO SLACKING ISN'T YOUR BUSINESS 🥔😡
Degbeme · 70-79, M
@BittersweetPotato Slacker. I need to talk to your boss. 😡
Ducky · 31-35, F
I don't give second chances for that very reason. Fool me once, fool me twice...
Ducky · 31-35, F
@Ashly No chance in hell for me.
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@Ashly some people are just so damn charming and drop excuses like gold
Ashly · 26-30, F
@atlantic59 charisma kills 😬
LilPrincess · 41-45, F
I used to be like that. Some got what seemed like unlimited chances. Now its one strike and I am done 😒
Depends on the situation. Actually though, I’m just being selfish. I really like this song and wanted to post it. Hope you’ll give me a second chance to post a better answer next time. 😬

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Lostpoet · M
I don't think anyone deserves a second chance. I think you are nice to give people extra chances.
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@Lostpoet isn't an extra chance like a second chance? I know I was in the bad math class
Lostpoet · M
@atlantic59 extra chances could be a second chance or many chances.
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@Lostpoet oh...love the depth to forgiveness...like your last chance might keep on coming....like how I've been living
Umile · 41-45, F
Everyone deserves a second chance.

It's crazy, but it's kind of true.

Cause people can change.
Ashly · 26-30, F
@Umile that’s what I believe, and some people do change ♥️
Umile · 41-45, F
@Ashly True. Most don't. But yeah. Benefit of the doubt.
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
I saw a raccoon in the news who no longer wore a bandit's mask. Right here in Nova Scotia
darknessprevails · 26-30, M
I dont do second chances anymore. Lesson learned that that's exactly who they are.
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@darknessprevails I understand. I was gonna ask if you were afraid of becoming bitter but I think you're not.
darknessprevails · 26-30, M
@atlantic59 i appreciate that. No im not afraid of becoming bitter. Im typically a positive person.. but i have a very low tolerance for bullshit. People generally enjoy being around me, so I know what I have to offer people. Only thing I expect, is genuine interactions and good intentions.
Mudkip · 31-35, M
I don't. If something is done, it's done for good.
Ashly · 26-30, F
@Mudkip you’re wild 😂
Like when a girl says “I don’t usually do this “ 💀
Mudkip · 31-35, M
@Ashly [quote]Like when a girl says “I don’t usually do this “[/quote]
Okay ngl I've been approached with this before 💀
Ashly · 26-30, F
@Mudkip 💀
I don’t.
Nor do I deserve one
StevetheSleeve · 31-35, M
It depends on the importance of what happened. If someone cancels on me at the last minute with some lame-sounding excuse, for example, I’ll probably give them another chance just in case my instincts are wrong
Ashly · 26-30, F
@StevetheSleeve once we figure out someone’s tendencies, it makes it easier to decide whether to trust them or not
uncalled4 · 56-60, M
Case by case basis. Usually not.
Ashly · 26-30, F
@uncalled4 sad but true

*Metallica song begins to play
CountScrofula · 41-45, M
Highly contextual. A lot of it is about what was done to violate your trust and the circumstances surrounding it.
DunningKruger · 61-69, M
A second chance must be earned. The person getting the second chance has to want it enough to put in the work necessary to repair whatever the problem was in the first place, and they have to do it sincerely. Otherwise, they don't deserve a second chance — and even if they do the work and are sincere, you're not obligated to give it to them.
Ashly · 26-30, F
@DunningKruger of course, if they genuinely are apologetic and sincere then yes, forgiveness can be given
DunningKruger · 61-69, M
@Ashly Can be, yes, but doesn't have to be. A relevant point.
Jeephikelove · 46-50, F
Only some people don’t but it depend on what happened.
Ashly · 26-30, F
@Jeephikelove true, every situation is different. And sometimes forgiveness leads to redemption
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
I used to do a little prayer ritual where I recite family and friends to God and thank him for blessing me and them and forgiving me for my wrongs and giving me all these chances and now I just forgo the blessing me for my wrongs cause I know He must be tired of all the chances..but I still recite the others names
MiaAyuzawa · 26-30, F
Almost not everyone.
Ashly · 26-30, F
@MiaAyuzawa true, everyone’s different 😕
BittersweetPotato · 31-35, F
EVERYONE EXCEPT DEGBEME 🥔😡
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
thanks..❤️ I promise to do better next time!
Ashly · 26-30, F
atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@Ashly I always have an issue or a problem elsewhere and I'm working on doing the little things ...one step at a time. I just haven't started yet
Ashly · 26-30, F
@atlantic59 you’ll get there one day 🫶🏻
Jenny1234 · 51-55, F
I usually do give second chances unless that first time was so offensive that I can’t warrant a second chance
No. Second chances are given out of the goodness of one’s heart. It’s not something anyone is owed or has earned.
Jexie · 26-30, F
I don't usually, I think. I only look for a few specific red flags so if I see them, it's hard to come back from that.
Ashly · 26-30, F
@Jexie same girl
LifeIsShort · 31-35, M
Not everyone.

It's depends on what is the crime.
Nah 1 strike and you’re out or on thin ice 🧊
Some do and some definitely do not. Choose wisely.
FreestyleArt · 31-35, M
Forgive and don't forget.
Dumbman · 36-40
Depends. On the person, the offense, and the circumstances around it.
NinaTina · 26-30, F
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atlantic59 · 61-69, M
@NinaTina sometimes goodbye is a second chance. -nice video
NinaTina · 26-30, F
@atlantic59 thank you
iamonfire696 · 41-45, F
Nope they sure do not. Depends what they did but I don’t give second chances for serious stuff.
Hanginginthere · 31-35, M
honestly it depends on the severity of the offense, some stuff is just not forgivable
empanadas · 31-35, M
Depends on who and what they did. I forgive people but I don't forget
Fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. I never give a third chance.
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thepreposterouspanda · 36-40, M
@Ashly If someone makes a genuine mistake, I have no issue forgiving them and letting it go. If someone repeatedly does things that cross boundaries and step on toes without showing any remorse, I can't forgive it and want nothing else to do with them.
Ashly · 26-30, F
@thepreposterouspanda simple mistakes sure, deliberate betrayals probably not
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