Which is harder to deal with, betrayal or gossip?

While both are bad, I think betrayal is worse. Gossip can be ignored. Betrayal cuts to the core of a relationship.

To me gossip is worse. Betrayal hurts more but gossip has more long lasting consequences. Betrayal is one person. They betray your trust by an action. It hurts like hell because you trusted them in the first place but, you know who and what you are dealing with..Gossip is deadly because it is insidious, sneaky and you don't know how many people are involved. A made up story can destroy a persons character thereby destroy there lives. People commit suicide because of rumors. It can go on for years. We have all heard rumors about someone in the neighborhood. The story has been handed down from one neighbor to the next. It is based on nothing or twisted half truths and has gone on so long no one remember how it started. It is like an urban legend.People can disconnect from family, neighbors and churches As a result people leave jobs and homes. I wish I could say I am not guilty of it but as a result of writing this I will pay attention and avoid it now ( as much as I can)

Well, I think gossip is a form of betrayal. If you are spreading rumors and causing me grief then you are betraying me.

gossip is kinda a form of betryal, I'd rather ppl talk Sh!t about me, than my friend going around and say, showing people comprising pictures of me.... kind of the leser of 2 evils