Are You Gullible?

Gullible.

Gullible is defined as easily persuaded to believe something.
Synonyms include naive, impressionable, unsuspecting, innocent, and green.

This is a word that was recently used to describe me. Yes, me.

Yea…I'm interested. So why are you saying what you're saying?

Now…do I believe I'm this way?  The answer, in this particular case, is yes.

I know you want to know what the case is.  I know you do.

The case is

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with my friendships.

I am gullible, which is why I'm glad I have amazing friends who know that I'm easily taken advantage of and they've got my back when people don't come correct.

So why am I gullible?  I'll tell you.  I'm gullible because I honestly believe the best in everyone. I don't believe you're out to hurt me or to be mean to me. I don't think you want to be tactless or disrespectful. I  truly don't. So when you are tactless, disrespectful, mean, or hurtful I'm incredibly surprised. Shocked even. Unless of course you've done this before… but that's a story for another day.

I'm the girl who never has a comeback because I'm so shocked that you were mean to me that I'm literally stunned into silence. Its not the best situation though.  I always play scenarios back in my head wishing I'd stood up for myself but alas I'm not that girl.

Now I'm not so gullible with people I don't really like though meanness is always unexpected but with my friends…. yea I'm innocent. I'm unsuspecting.

You know why?

Because my friends are proven, honest, and true. They've never given me a reason not to trust them.  You don't become my friend easily and you don't lose the title easily either. I'll fight for you, for us, because we're worth it. If we weren't, you wouldn't be my friend.

So yea I'm gullible…and I love that I have the freedom to be that way.

I love you, friends.
I truly do.
You're a treasure.
I cherish you all.