Do you trust people?

yes you're right!! in my opinion we shouldn't trust all people! myself i dont trust people i trust only the ones who are close to me as my two friends and i really dont trust the others because i dont know them very well and maybe they would hurt me or hate me...who knows!? so better to know people very well and spend many time with them then we will see if wi can trust them or not...

I will trust the people . Without trusting others we can not live in this world . first once trust if they cheat then next time on wards dont trust them . Be sportive don't be senstitive. so , we must trust every one almost .

i have been hurt by quite a number of people. but that hasn't stopped me from trusting people. but i certainly am more wary....i don't let my guard down fully until and unless i am sure that the person means no harm. to trust every person blindly will be foolish on our part. not everyone is worth your trust.

Trust no one. Sometimes it helps.Example, if someone trusts me that I would accomplish a given task before time, then I would certainly and unwillingly try to do it. But, in money matters trust no one.

I think overall, I do trust first, think next. LOL. It gets me burned sometimes, but it also keeps my own mind free of guilt and worry. I agree it is sad, but I think we have so many things to worry about now that we raise our children to be distrustful. They have to be sometimes but it is hard to find the line for them. Don't talk to strangers, don't take candy, don't don't don't. Not very conducive to trusting behavior. The best we can do is try to give trust and hope it comes back to us.

I have a difficult time trusting people beyond a superficial level. I've been hurt too many times to just trust people right off the bat and people have to really prove themselves to me. It sucks sometimes, because I know I push away some great people, but in the long run it has been a good thing. If I trusted people too easily I probably would have fallen for everything my ex said and ended up with him instead of the amazing man that I am married to who was willing to wait and prove himself before I let him in.

My problem is that I trust people too much . I find it hard to see the bad in people , I always see the good , My hubby says someday I will come to earth with a thud but so far people havn't let me down xx

I would like to think that I trust people who I have a good feeling about. I really am a more trusting person than I am an untrusting one, as I have been blessed with wonderful friends in my lifetime and i really have only run into a few people who have treated me badly or been negative towards me in a situation that I could not get away from. I guess that these experiences have left me feeling pretty positive in general, although I do see a lot of bad in society and it worries me a lot, so I choose not to focus on it except when I am answering questions here on Mylot about certain things that are going on in the world, or when I can't help but face things that are happening in front of me in reality. But I think that for the most part, I would consider myself a trusting, but not gullible, person.

I do agree with you,it is foolish to assume everyone that we encounter as worst. No one in this world is born to be trusted. Trust is an activity. Inorder to generate trust it takes time. Trusting someone is not an event,it is a process. It needs time to get familiar with the people with whom we move around. It is also foolish to be gullible without testing people with the time. Cheers!!!!

yes i can trust people but if i know sombody who is not trustworthy then i will be a bit wary about them

I guess i do trust people. On guard, but yes trust. If something happens that breaks that trust its lost. Or the person will have to work hard to get it back. And yes i am one of those always assuming the worst. Why? I wont get in danger of getting dissapointed then. Rather that than being positive and get a smack. I have been hurt enough to be suspicious about everybody. On the other hand online trust is different. There you can be yourself more and say more and accept more. Because they dont know you anyways.

I trust people to a certain extent, of course. In my younger days I used to trust people at lot and that left me either broke, heart-broken or alone. It's perfectly ok to trust a person but don't dive right in, you gotta have some sort of lifeline so that have a way of crawling back up if something went wrong specially if you're a very emotional person. Trusting too much often leads to disappointments because you expect too much.

I don't trust people when I first meet them they have to earn my trust.

It is quite correct that many(most?)people at one time or another assume the worst from others. Recently I misplaced a valuable article and assuemd that one of my co-workers had stolen it. I made pointed remarks that left no doubt that I was accusing him of theft. Imagine my shame when I found it later at home. I still cringe at the thought of telling him that I found it.

Hi Collis, reading the responses, most of them seemed to disagree with your notion above. And you are right, it's sad. And when it comes to trusting, we tend to distrust others but want to be trusted =D I learn something else. It's not trusting people that is the hardest, but trusting God. Trusting God that He will be wise in helping me to trust whom I should trust. Often only through hindsight that I learnt it's always best to trust the God who knows all eventhough He doesn't always show all things to us. May we all learn more and more to trust the only One truly trustworthy =)

When I was younger I was very trusting of everyone. I was probably worse than gullible. And I had many people take advantage of the trust or love. Now I have a difficult time trusting people. I tend to keep a person at arms length until I am sure I can trust them. At times my distrust irritates me because deep down I want to believe everyone is wonderful and decent. But I am too afraid to open myself up again.

It's difficult to trust people in general but time will come that we have to trust someone. It's good for our personal growth as a social being. It takes time for trust just don't grow overnight. Trusting someone is a risky business because we feel we are making ourselves vulnerable and the person who can hurt us the most is the one close to us and whom we trust.

I trust my family and friends.You have to trust someone in your life. You can't expect someone to trust you if you don't trust anyone.That is trust is a mutual thing.You have to trust a select few to make your life memorable and happy

My problem is I trust too much. That is one of the reasons I get hurt sometimes. I believe people are true and sincere and sometimes they turn out to be people who use and abuse me.

yes I do still trust people,even tho I have been hurt by several people with trust, I know not everyone is bad and that there are real sincere and trustworthy people out there. I am somewhat cautious but still try to see the good in people, and trust until given a reason not to trust!