Trust - do you feel that people trust easily

KiaKaha

KiaKaha

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Hey,

Just wondering what your thoughts on trust is. If you could - in your own words would you be able to define what you feel trust is, and also would you be able to give your thoughts on whether you think people are easy to trust - if they are why? If they are not why? If it depends on the person - what is it that it depends on?

Also (I know I ask a lot) could you please tell me where you are from - I know where most of you are, but if you could state it that would be helpful - that is if you are comfortable.... no obligation there.

I am particularly interested in hearing from people in Japan, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Switzerland, Spain, France, Canada and the Netherlands. Also the UK, USA, Singapore, Australia - of course if you dont come from these countries you can answer too...!

Thanks....!
 
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Roman Legion

Roman Legion

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I don't trust anyone, I trust immediate family to a point, but I am watchful of them as well. I guess to most people I would come off as paranoid.
 
Kat

Kat

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It takes a bit of time to build my trust especially if it's something online my interpretation isn’t always the best to begin with – it’s amazing how much you can rely on other senses to make sense of things. I mostly give people the benefit of the doubt. I think it’s just a matter of understanding a person’s ways that builds trust. I may not understand a person at first but if they prove to me that they’re not a malicious person I’m pretty accepting and trusting.
 
KiaKaha

KiaKaha

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Also do you think that other people trust easily as well as yourself....?
 
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MikeyC

MikeyC

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I trust too easily, I think, and that could be where I get burned.

I guess it depends on the person. I trust my best friend, and there are other people I would trust, but then there are some that I wouldn't trust at all. It also depends what I'm trusting them with.

I definitely don't think others trust as much as me.
 
Srijita52

Srijita52

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It usually takes me a bit time to trust someone completely. I'll trust someone when I get to know them well though which takes a while.
I'm not too sure but I think others trust more easily than me.
 
Gaucho

Gaucho

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so far i don't need to trust anyone, because i don't have the chnace to do so. but if i would be able to know many people, my answer is "NO" i wouldn't trust anyone i think ,except my mother and 1 friend who i know i can trust. its not that we are the closest friends in the world, but i know he is a good person.
 
Lea

Lea

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I don´t see into other people´s minds, although I would very much like to! But I don´t for example understand how can they take out so huge loans or mortgages when they are not sure that they will be able to repay them. It is never guaranteed that you don´t loose your work or health and ability to work, is it? Not mentioning that many take them from dubious sources, although it is widely known that they are cheaters. I would only understand it in cases when they are really desperate, but even then they should know this gets them even more into trouble eventually.

Central/eastern Europe here.
 
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Rembrandt Broam

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I only really trust people once I get to know them. I usually like to see how they interact with others if possible, although if I have enough personal interaction with them I can usually go off just that. I tend to start out from a position of not wholly trusting people until I know more about them.

Oh, and I'm from the UK. :)
 
bcsr

bcsr

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Not really. The only person I have ever fully trusted was my ex fiance. I trusted her completely, told her everything, shared passwords for accounts, etc. She didn't use any of that information to hurt me, but she broke my heart by being unfaithful.

So, yeah, it'll be hard to trust someone else like that again.
 
Lea

Lea

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bcsr said:
Not really. The only person I have ever fully trusted was my ex fiance. I trusted her completely, told her everything, shared passwords for accounts, etc. She didn't use any of that information to hurt me, but she broke my heart by being unfaithful.

So, yeah, it'll be hard to trust someone else like that again.
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I don´t think I would ever share passwords with ANYONE, even God himself. I used to be more trusting and naive when younger, but experience made me paranoid like this. Which isn´t bad though.
 
muxmux

muxmux

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I trust people easily too, i've told to be more careful but i guess thats just how i'am? My view on trust is like eyes, i have two, one to open up for people be all friendly with a warm smile, and the other is a critic one, always being careful. But in the end i know, the only people one can trust, its himself.
 
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Meggy0001

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I think people do trust easily, you see them sharing secrets and stuff after they met that person the same day :/ I used to trust easily but I have been hurt far too much and now I trust no one. I never show it but when you put too much trust in someone they will only crush it and let you down, so at the moment I trust no one :) so no disappointement in the near future. I am not sure why people trust really easily :/

I am from the UK :)
 
WeirdyMcGee

WeirdyMcGee

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From Canada:

Because of my own life experience, I do not trust anyone.

I have found that people do trust too easily; believing pretty much anyone says-- until they are proven to be liars or caught red handed.
 
Opaline

Opaline

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I am from the USA.

Interesting question, and not one I think about much. There have been very few times in my life so far where I felt I couldn't trust someone. When I was younger I only had a few close friends at a time, and I never really had a reason to be distrustful of them. I guess I just happened to fall in with decent people.

More recently I've had a few incidents where I lost trust in some people I once thought I could tell everything. In retrospect it's not as big a deal as it seemed at the time, but during it I was pretty devastated.

When I meet new people I tend to trust them more than not. But that doesn't mean I spill my guts. And as I get to know someone more closely I am still careful about what I tell them. Not just because of the incident... I still think I would be that way anyway. It depends though. If someone is being overly kind and interested I can see how it may be tempting to tell them more than you should, but you don't know their intentions. I don't think there's anything wrong with having a healthy suspicion. *shrug*
 
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Feeling_Nothing

Feeling_Nothing

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From Belgium (under the netherlands)

And I have trust issues with almost everyone I see, I tend to wait and see how they are like etc. However once they prove to be friendly and caring they gain my trust pretty fast.
 
coyote

coyote

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there are two parts to trust:
1. giving another person power
2. giving up your own power

like most people, I tend to assume that everyone else will think and act like i do in any given situation

so i am usually pretty generous with my trust

but any part of my life that is particularly valuable to me, i keep safe-guarded

(i'm from the USA)
 
chibiXphantom

chibiXphantom

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i dont trust easily but i dont completely shut people out. i may take time to warm up to people, but once i do, i am very trusting. hurt me once and break that trust though, and, well... good luck getting me to trust you again. chances are i never will.

(im from the U.S)
 
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