from a safe distance....

Where is the line between trust & naivete?

How many times do you let your guard down & let someone in when each time the stabs only get deeper? And what if the knife is in up to the hilt & they come back again saying the same things?

I'm always so quick to believe with sincerity....I want so badly to trust....but at what price? I don't want to simply become cynical & bitter, but where do I find the balance?

How do I learn to forgive at an arm's length?