I lean the same way Richard. Give everyone the benefit of the doubt until they show they don't deserve it. At times that means backing out of a situation once you realize what it is. My wife and I were just talking about one such relationship she has and is struggling with. You want to do the right thing and give someone every chance, but at some point, some people just don't deserve grace. Or at the very least, you need to have boundaries to complete openness. That's a hard decision to make when you genuinely try to care for people.
_______________________________________________________ An 8 dollar driveway boy living in a T-111 shack
