What does it take for someone to earn your trust?

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Posted on Jan 3rd, 2008 by

Siona

Are you a trusting person, or more cautious? How long does it take you to feel comfortable around strangers?

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Trust is not something that...

Posted on Nov 2nd, 2008 by

Daydreamer

Trust is not something that easily comes through me anymore. It is now something I decide by a "feeling." The majority of my life, I have trusted only to be hurt in the end. Most... More »

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If someone speaks ill of...

Posted on Sep 24th, 2008 by

lilcornball526

If someone speaks ill of others to me and then smiles in the faces of those people, I do not trust them. If I'm going to trust someone then they have to be loyal, and... More »

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While I am loyal to...

Posted on Sep 17th, 2008 by

Darlene

While I am loyal to those I trust, earning my trust is difficult. I usually need a lot of time to get to know someone before I can trust them. I need to know them... More »

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It takes a long time...

Posted on Mar 19th, 2008 by

Bahamut

It takes a long time for someone to earn my trust. I need to get to know that person well and keep my eyes and ears out for any sign of...lies (for lack of a... More »

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For me it takes my...

Posted on Mar 8th, 2008 by

Will

For me it takes my ability to Love them more & thus judge them less. Love is Trust. Trust does not mean believe or do as they say thou. Your ability to trust another is... More »

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I guess I'm not very opened-armed when it comes to trusting someone. I like to let everyone else interact with that person first (if there are other people around) before I make up an opinion... More »

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Its a formula which includes...

Posted on Jan 21st, 2008 by

Jaleel

Its a formula which includes some intuitiveness which I can't totally explain. I can give some level of trust with or without the intuitiveness but my trust becomes limited at that point.

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That's something I try to...

Posted on Jan 17th, 2008 by

Niklas

That's something I try to figure out myself right now, so let's see what my answer is. Actually I see two different kinds of trust. There is the trust that somebody respects my needs. Usually... More »

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Trust is freely given...you don't...

Posted on Jan 16th, 2008 by

Eric Putkonen

Trust is freely given...you don't have to earn trust with me, unless you destroy my trust - then it has to be rebuilt. I know this attitude of being open to all will get me... More »

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Consistency. ( which is why...

Posted on Jan 12th, 2008 by

Zachary Jones

Consistency. ( which is why trust is a time / experience based measure )

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