Trust

[Prince Romeo]

Do you really trust anyone?

 

[fond of facials]

I trust my husband completely. He's proven that I can trust him countless times.

 

[Richard49]

Do you really trust anyone?

nope

 

[nitelite33]

Do you really trust anyone?

I *really* hope to one day...

This is basically what it's all about for me.

 

[littlekateyes]

I would say I trust two people completely.

 

[Cleopatra]

I trust my parents completely, and my sister. My husband comes in a very close 4th. That's it, though.

 

[sexy-girl]

if trust means to always be there for me no matter what and never hurt me and for me to be able to count on them every single time

then i can only trust my girlfriend that much


but i do trust my parents and sister also

 

[Prince Romeo]

trust, faith, confidence, reliance, dependence

”These nouns denote a feeling of certainty that a person or thing will not fail. Trust implies depth and assurance of feeling that is often based on inconclusive evidence. Faith connotes unquestioning, often emotionally charged belief: “Often enough our faith beforehand in an uncertified result is the only thing that makes the result come true” (William James). Confidence, frequently implies stronger grounds for assurance: “Confidence is a plant of slow growth in an aged bosom: youth is the season of credulity” (William Pitt). Reliance connotes a confident and trustful commitment to another: “What reliance could they place on the protection of a prince so recently their enemy?” (William Hickling Prescott). Dependence suggests reliance on another to whom one is often subordinate: “When I had once called him in, I could not subsist without Dependence on him” (Richard Steele).”

Trust – Yes
Faith – Yes
Confidence – Yes
Reliance – Yes
Mutual Dependence - Yes

 

[T.J. Jackson]

Trust is hard to define. To me it is that I can tell the other person anything and I know it will just stay between us. It also means I can depend on them when I need them and I have no fear of them judging me. They can offer their thoughts but they won't make judgments about me, they love me for who I am. See I told you it was hard for me to define.



BTW, there is only one person whom I trust.

 

[Prince Romeo]

TTJ, sounds like you just did a pretty good job of defining it.

 

[tulip2lipservice]

I trust many people.....

and have been told sometimes too much. I look at it this way there is no reason not to until a person proves over time that they do not deserve my trust.

Peace,
Tulip

 

[Prince Romeo]

The person that I trust, is the person I can be completely honest with and they never, ever judge me. They let me be my true self. How could I not trust someone like that? It would be like not trusting myself.

 

[MissTaken]

I trust others.

I do not give a blanket of trust to everyone, though. Respect is what someone gets until they prove otherwise, trust is a separate matter.

Trust isn't just a matter of being able to be who you are sans judgment. Those I trust, I can also trust to have my best interests at heart, to be constant in their reactions and actions...no, not predictable, but trustworthy.

If I were to wake tomorrow, unable to move from the neck down, there are those I trust with my welfare and my children. I trust them not to walk away. I trust them not to abuse me physically, mentally or financially and I trust them to always be open with me.

Am I making any sense, here?

 

[PoliteSuccubus]

I give a little trust to my newest friends, then as our friendship grows the trust grows. Sometimes I've been let down, sometimes I've let people down. Trust is hard to re-grow, but is so worth it that I always try.

The largest level of trust I have is with my daughter. She's the only person I know who loves me because of my faults and not dispite them. Trust has broken down between us at times, but we talk it out and work at rebuilding it.

 

[Prince Romeo]

Am I making any sense, here?

Yes, you are making sense. We all have different feelings and associations around the word "tust". There are different levels of trust as well. I was referring to complete trust though. If I divided myself up into 3 parts - physical, mental and emotional, then for me, if someone gains my emotional and mental trust, then they get the physical as well.

 

[T.J. Jackson]

TTJ, sounds like you just did a pretty good job of defining it.

Thanks Prince, it just sounded messed up when I was typing it. I used to be more open with my turst. I've learned there are few people that deserve that trust, I'm more guarded now.

 

[tulip2lipservice]

The person that I trust, is the person I can be completely honest with and they never, ever judge me. They let me be my true self. How could I not trust someone like that? It would be like not trusting myself.

I look at that definition as the closest thing to unconditional love. It is not easy for us to receive such love. We can strive for it and we can try to give it as close as we can but we are human. That means we are not perfect things happen. Small white lies or a slip to tell something can be eluded to an act of untrust.

I know I yearn for what you have described. For me my family has fit the bill. Several loves have too but in the end they are not here. Trust is not an easy thing to maintain but it is worth all the rewards that follow.

Thanks for the thread.

Peace,
Tulip

 

[Prince Romeo]

tulip2lipservice said:

"I trust many people.....

and have been told sometimes too much. I look at it this way there is no reason not to until a person proves over time that they do not deserve my trust."


I like that. That's how I basically operate as well. But my "liars radar" has definitely improved these days.

 

[Pixie]

The person that I trust, is the person I can be completely honest with and they never, ever judge me. They let me be my true self. How could I not trust someone like that? It would be like not trusting myself.

That's the same for me. I have one person in my life like that.
And then there's someone else who is a close second.

 

[tulip2lipservice]

I can say my

tulip2lipservice said:

"I trust many people.....

and have been told sometimes too much. I look at it this way there is no reason not to until a person proves over time that they do not deserve my trust."


I like that. That's how I basically operate as well. But my "liars radar" has definitely improved these days.

on-line trust has differ from when I initially started. I am glad it hasn't really trenscended into the 3-D life. Well, I am a New Yorker so skeptical is slightly different to me than not trusting.

Peace,
Tulip

 

[ithaqua]

What is trust.

Trust

I trust people in general to never intentionally harm me.

I trust my friends to always intend to help me out.

I trust my family to do what they think is right.

I trust myself to make the right choices.

and I trust everyone will make mistakes.

 

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[tulip2lipservice]

sidney328

Your words ring true and yet there is a contridiction within what we want and what we get. I think it has to do with the expectations we place on others. When those expectations are not met little red flags come into play. Remember it is what we assume they will do based on what we feel we would do in a situation. Human nature. The only thing we can do is try to trust without placing a percentage on it. For what you might think is a 100% I might think it to be 50% or vice versa.

Peace,
Tulip

 

[Guest]

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[Prince Romeo]

Remember it is what we assume they will do based on what we feel we would do in a situation.

Talk about truth! You can't expect everyone else to behave the way you do. You have to accept that everyone has there own "mode of operation". Every second, of every minute, of every day, someone is experiencing life in their own unqiue way. They might be in the same room with you, the same bed, looking at the same image, but experiencing it in a completely different manner than you. How can you/I expect them to behave the way that you would? But with all those billions of people in the world, you have to believe that someone is out there that is very much like you. You want to really trust someone? Find that person.