Do you trust anyone in your life?

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I wish I had a big ole’ crazy family with lots of aunts, uncles and cousins. They’d all be super eccentric and entertaining as ever. This way no one person stands out.😬🥳
 
I am on the fence. I have a few people I trust but if they ruin it I wouldn't be surprised. They are people after all. People trust me not to be petty and become offended by them. So they aren't afraid to be straight with me. I like that.
 
Yep,I trust my close friends,Marcia&Dave since they 'adopted ' me as a member of their family around 5 years ago.I have no family living here.Marcia is my local emergency contact
My brother as well,not with my older sister who lives in England
 
No. You don't know if someone can be trusted until the time comes--"the chips are down"
. Many people appear to be trustworthy, they will help you, but when the time is now,
they are" too busy," or it is all talk. Or they help, but not the way you want and on their own terms
in their own way.
My sister may help in an unreliable way. Reliability is another aspect.
You might trust them...but are they dependable and do as you want? Doubtful.
 
I’m sure that everyone at times has flubbed being trustworthy, my impression of the human species is that when cornered they will do whatever it takes to survive. It’s an innate part of us to put ourselves first, every once in a while you’ll see an altruistic move from somebody but usually that person has something to gain from it, thankfully there are exceptions to this rule!
 
I trust my husband and my children completely. My sister is also my best friend and I trust her 100%. I have a few close friends that I can trust but not as much as I trust my family.
 
Keesha said:
I wish I had a big ole’ crazy family with lots of aunts, uncles and cousins. They’d all be super eccentric and entertaining as ever. This way no one person stands out.😬🥳
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I used to live in a world like that ... lots of aunts and uncles and cousins. The aunts and uncles are all gone now, and the cousins are gathered everywhere.
 
Getting back to the original topic, it's hard to know what you mean by trust. I believe that my husband, my children, and a few close friends would never do anything to cheat or harm me even if it served their financial or other interest to do so.

I trust that the sun will rise tomorrow, that my car will start, my dog won't bite me, my groceries will be added up correctly by the store register, and that my server won't spit in my food. Although cautious, I trust the world and believe that strangers aren't out to get me.

Like Gary and C'est Moi, I trust people unless given a reason not to.
 
Trust someone? I dunno. I used to have a partner, whom I could really trust with my money, and if I was hospitalized and I was out of it.. Yet, we broke up, because she was a gambling addict and constantly lied to me. At the time, she was attempting to hide her addiction. So, on the one hand, I could trust her with my life, but she was probably lying to me about where she was 10 minutes ago. It doesn't sound believable that we were together for about ten years, and I didn't realize she had a gambling addiction. Looking back, it is pretty obvious, yet I could rely on her. I guess people are as trust worthy as you let them. StarSong is right-what do you mean by "trust"?
 
Think its important to try to know the individual's assets and liabilities...for instance, I'd trust a friend to invite them for a couple drinks - that it would not cause them to become an alcoholic, but if they were a hard drinker or an alcoholic, certainly wouldn't trust them to just stop with two drinks, so wouldn't offer in the first place. Ditto for a person with a food obsession or whatever. Extending trust often goes both ways. We're probably all trustworthy with different areas of "worthiness." Its a wise person who is intuitive and caring enough to be able to sense and appraise accordingly.
 
fuzzybuddy said:
Trust someone? I dunno. I used to have a partner, whom I could really trust with my money, and if I was hospitalized and I was out of it.. Yet, we broke up, because she was a gambling addict and constantly lied to me. At the time, she was attempting to hide her addiction. So, on the one hand, I could trust her with my life, but she was probably lying to me about where she was 10 minutes ago. It doesn't sound believable that we were together for about ten years, and I didn't realize she had a gambling addiction. Looking back, it is pretty obvious, yet I could rely on her. I guess people are as trust worthy as you let them. StarSong is right-what do you mean by "trust"?
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Merriam Webster dictionary has a great definition of trust that should provide some illumination👍
 
Financially, the only ones I trusted 100% were my parents, but they've been long gone. I thought I could trust my daughter but I've lost that trust. I guess my answer is I trust no one, financially or any other way.
 
It's important to have someone to trust enough to name them as your power of attorney in case something would happen to you.
 
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