Those who verbally stabbed in me in the back and slandered me will end up with the same kind of relationship as someone who physically assaulted me, i.e. none at all. I may generously choose to offer consolation and advice as the truth comes out, but I am relieved of any and all social duty that might have existed beforehand. Oddly, their bad behaviour has freed me to single-mindedly pursue my own goals without energy sucking ties to the past.