After you made a mistake, what should you do to regain people's trust?
By Rockmeister
@Rockmeister (467)
United States
March 25, 2007 8:42pm CST
Trust is so hard to won and easily lost, and once lost, has to regain again. If you make a mistake with someone, a close friend maybe, a partner, or a family member, what would you do to regain their trust back to you? For me, One should admit their mistakes, apologize and make things right. Learn from the situation so you don't repeat it, but above all, don't lie and make excuses.
Be sincere.
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4 responses
@romel_ece (1290)
• Philippines
26 Mar 07
On my part when I made a mistake to someone,the first thing I would do in order to regain their trust is to approach him and ask forgiveness with my whole heart.It is a human nature that we commit mistakes and forgiving that person whom distrust us is not an easy way to win.Therefore, in order to regain that trust we must be sincere and responsible in our actions.We must be righteous and see to it that we will not commit the same mistake.In that way we can regain the trust from someone little by little.
@samtaylorskykierajen (7976)
• Canada
27 Mar 07
I agree , in life we all make mistakes and do things that we know we shouldn't do but when we are upset , sometimes we don't think about the consequences of our actions and later regret what we said or did . We have all did this at one time or another as we are all human but when you do something at least be honest enough to admit why you did it and how you felt at the time . It will take awhile for the person to forgive you but it would be the same if you were the one who had got hurt . But at least by admitting what you did and explaining why you did it , you may show the other person that although what they did was wrong that they were willing to admit they were in the wrong and you might even find out that you did something that hurt them and be able to understand a little more why they said or did what they did .
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@maucute (979)
• Philippines
26 Mar 07
Your first line is well said and I do agree on that.. I think in order to gain their trust back is just to admit fully that I did make a mistake and I know it would take time to regain their trust back but I would try to wait until they have forgiven me. I don't have to rush them because I know it will just grow back in them, I just need to be sincere enough to talk to them.
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@squallming (1775)
• Malaysia
20 Jan 12
I think after making mistakes which severely damage the trust that people have towards you. The first thing you can do to regain their trust is to sincerely apologize. Show that you really regret about what you have done. Then you should change the way you behave. Be responsible and trustworthy from then on and people will eventually trust you again. 






