whats trust?

Question

can you really trust people? or do you think you can only trust your self? can you even trust yourself? whats your definition of trust?

Answer 1

God is the only One I trust unconditionally. Every one else is human and humans can screw up even if they have the best intentions. I do trust my husband but I also realize he is not above mistakes.

Answer 2

Trust, like respect, is earned. Think of it as an investment. You observe a person's behavior over time, and gradually decide whether or not to invest your trust in them. Though everyone initially deserves a base "line of credit," it would be unwise to rely on "just anybody" in high-risk situations.

You wouldn't ask someone with no computer skills to create a spreadsheet of the company's financial status (bite-sized projects and lots of quality mistakes come first). Likewise, it would be unfortunate to not trust someone who deserves it. If I'm risk-aversive, I might not see how competent and trustworthy you are. If I'm unable to let go, I'll never know. Not taking risks can be just as risky.

We've previously defined trust as being able to predict the other person's behavior. Consistency and reliability can be observed and measured; the idea of "trust" cannot -- it's subjective. Learn how people operate -- where are they most predictable, where are they consistently able to get the desired result? -- to form a risk-neutral basis for collaboration.

But people, like the weather, aren't always predictable. And risks will remain -- risks of misunderstanding, changed circumstances, and unforeseen events. We must balance focus on the task with building a valued relationship, courage in moving toward our goals with the consideration to involve and include others, healthy skepticism and downside planning with well-founded trust. Somewhere between total confidence and deep suspicion and fear.

Answer 3

Nice question. I'll answer as a parent ...
Its about control and relaxing. People who generally trust others (and there are always people who abuse trust, but thats like everything in life) have a more relaxed approach to life. They allow others certain responsabilities thats is important (more or less) to them. People who don't trust people in general are control-focussed. They prefer to oversee every small detail of their lives themselves.
Having a partner involves trust, otherwise it would be a bizarre sort of relationship. Having children is a real battle between control and relaxing: your child is dependant on you, so the normal responsable feelings tend towards control rather than relaxing and trusting others with the welfare of your child, but you do need to trust others with your child for two main reasons.
(1) As an individual, you need some time alone to continue developping, so you need to share your child sometimes with a truested friend or relative (this is only my point of view)
(2) controlling your child 100% will minimise their ability to socialise and integrate groups.

Answer 4

I think there are lots of people in the world you could trust more than you could trust yourself, its how do you know if someone is like that ?
it also depends on your outlook of life and your standards, as to how much trust you need. trust is knowing someone will do for you as you would do for them.

Answer 5

Trust is a myth for people who want to find good in other people. We humans are not nice people!

Answer 6

The ultimate trust is placing your heart in someones hands. Allowing someone to know your weakness' as well as your strength's. A belief that someone will always hold your best interest at heart.

Answer 7

Unfortunately, trust is how to describe when you are willing to risk betrayal. You can decide to trust people, but you have to be ready for someone to break it.

Answer 8

as long as the woman holds the bank book, the keys to yer car, and has the house in her name. that's trust

Answer 9

FOR ME,

TRUST is a relationship's binding factor. It tells you when to say "NO" and when to say "YES" to someone without fear of getting hurt.

Answer 10

its like shaking a bee hive and trusting the bees will not sting you.
trust cant be there with out emotional and freindly attachments