I'm a 22 y/o guy.

I genuinely believe that being betrayed by one of your best bros is infinitely worse than being cheated on in an LTR. The LTR stuff, you just hard next.

But 2 years ago I was betrayed my best friend (also 22M, same age as me).

I won't get into the nitty gritty details. It doesn't involve chicks or anything. He basically was brainwashed by some people to be against me. Things got really nasty between us.

He has since apologized and I forgave him. I'm not as close to him, talk to him occasionally. I still socialize with people, but I feel I'm WAY less open with people now.

I used to be a very open and fun loving guy. But now I'm much more cautious and distrusting of people. I see the worst in people. Sometimes I look at people and just feel contempt.

The social consequences of this mindset has meant that socializing no longer thrills me as much. I sometimes dread doing it, because deep down I have a contempt. Prior to betrayal this wasn't the case and I loved socializing.