Can you still like someone who hurt you but not love them?

Can you still like someone who hurt you but not love them?

May 27, 2026 · 41 min · Episode 174

About this episode

The episode explores whether a victim of emotional abuse can accept their former abuser as a friend after time has passed.

Can the victim of emotional abuse accept the former abuser as a friend after a lot of time has passed? I received this question from someone who used to be emotionally abusive, feels awful about it, but has been out of that relationship for years. Then she met up with her ex again, and things are different, but not in the way she expected.

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