Do you trust others easily?

United States
July 8, 2008 1:32am CST
Do you give the people you meet trust right away? Or do you make them earn it first? I trust people right away until they give me reason not to. Then I make them earn it back. I think after someone has given you reason not to trust them that their is a part of you that will always not trust them even if they earn it back. What do you think?
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@raclie (1732)
• Singapore
8 Jul 08
well... i dont really trust people, until i know them very well... i think your way is better though!!! i think it is good to put faith in humanily
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@raynejasper (2322)
• Philippines
8 Jul 08
hi honeydew... well, for me, I use my instinct. I mean when I feel good with a person I just met, I give him/her my trust. However, I don't disclose anything of my secrets yet until I got to really know him/her. Though there are times when I really feel comfortable to somebody when I find them true and sincere and I can't help myself disclosing my life. But I see to it that I encourage him/her first to talk about him/herself. Trusting is indeed difficult sometimes because there are those who seem nice to you but they have another 'agenda'. And for me, when I lost my trust to somebody, its very hard to return it. I even got to the extent of not talking to them. I want that person to realize that what he/she did to me was wrong.
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@alokn99 (5717)
• India
8 Jul 08
In the beginning all of us tend to trust people easily. It our own experiences which tend to make us want to continue to trust or be very careful in doing so. I used to trust people easily. Some unsavoury incidents made me become extremely careful. I still think it is right to trust people, its just how fast one can get owns own doubting mind to rest.
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@katsmeow1213 (28716)
• United States
8 Jul 08
It depends on what kind of trust. When we are talking about just people in general... I judge based on character. If I feel they are trustworthy I will give them trust unless they prove they don't deserve it. When it comes to relationships it is different. I was hurt badly in the past, so I have a harder time giving trust in a relationship. Although deep down I know my husband couldn't ever cheat, sometimes the thought still pops in my head.
@siddiqali (632)
• India
8 Jul 08
No i dont trust others easily first i observe them and their character then after wards i ll try to make them out and if the person is true then i ll trust him.
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• Philippines
8 Jul 08
before, yes. now, no. I learned that not all the time you could meet trustworthy people.
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• United States
8 Jul 08
i dont trust anybody right off the bat. been burned too often by ppl that i honestly thought were good friends. and im not about to let that happen again..id be an idiot to just blindly trust ppl at the face value. seems like nobody is even worthy of being trusted anymore these days..including family! which is probably the saddest part!