Are you too trusting?

Philippines
February 1, 2008 8:16am CST
When you meet someone new, do you easily trust them? When it comes to trust, do you easily give it to other people or do they have to earn it? I must admit that I do not easily trust other people. In my case, trust had to be earned.
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12 responses
• United States
1 Feb 08
I'm not very trusting at all. It takes me a very long time to warm up to people and really get to know them before I will really consider trusting them and if they do something that I really don't like, it will take ever longer for them to get any trust back that I had for them.
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@cdparazo (5765)
• Philippines
4 Feb 08
I don't trust people i just met. But there are times that i have to trust somebody because it is called for by the situation. I still believe that trusting somebody COMPLETELY has to be earned. A little degree of trust is also necessary for new people that we met. Such kind of trust is necessary to help them prove themselves to us. The prerequisite of trust is faith and faith is what we have when we believe that things will turn out the way in accordance to God's will and that everything will be okey.
@k1tten (2318)
• United States
2 Feb 08
Unfortunately I'm too trusting. I don't know why, yes there are times I'm not though.
@stephcjh (38473)
• United States
4 Feb 08
I'm not trusting at all. I have been done wrong too many times in my life to set myself up for it again. I always have my guard up when i meet new people. alot of people have done nothing but to set out to get me for whatever they can. People have to earn my trust but they never stay around or show me any respect for me to have to even worry about it. I wish there were more people who could be trusted like I can, but I haven't met any in my life other than my husband and my daughter in my immediate life.
@arkaf61 (10881)
• Canada
3 Feb 08
Used to be more trusting that what I am now. Still in general I do trust people until they prove to me that I shouldn't. I suppose it would be safer to go about it the other way around - not trust until I had proof that I could - but that is not how I am. Now once the trust is broken it is more complicated to earn it back for me and there will always be a small doubt on my mind, even if I decide to trust again.
@cupid74 (11388)
• Pakistan
2 Feb 08
Ahhhhhh u remind me one of my bad habit i give my trust easily to others i know its not good but its Me
@lilaclady (28207)
• Australia
1 Feb 08
yes i think I am too trusting, i should have learnt my lesson by now as i have been burnt a couple of times but even though i get a little message sometimes telling me not to sometimes i just cant say no to people...
@trinale (1479)
• United States
1 Feb 08
Trust is something that definitely has to be earned as far as I'm concerned.
• Saudi Arabia
1 Feb 08
No I don't easily trust people, it takes so long for me to trust someone and even if that happens, I always have the possibility of that person disappointing me on my mind.
@joyce959 (1559)
• Philippines
1 Feb 08
I don't easily trust people that I don't really know. I had to be wary and be careful. I observe and when I've known the person quite well, then I can trust him/her. For me, trust should be earned. And once trust is broken, it is hard to regain.
@dreamy1 (3811)
• United States
1 Feb 08
I wouldn't say I'm too trusting but if I meet someone I have no reason to not trust them until they do something to show me they can't be trusted. I wait and see what happens. If their actions are always truthful then I feel they can be trusted.
@Browisn (782)
• United States
1 Feb 08
When I meet someone in person I usually judge by their attitude, their personallity and their appearance wheather or not I will trust them. But of course, I may change my mind as time passes; Therefore I don't give unconditional trust for a long time after I've known someone. Meeting people online is much different. I don't trust anyone until they have built up a trust-worthiness that I can be comfortable with.