BitaTruble
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ORIGINAL: SteelofUtah The thing coming up most offten and which I find interesting is the need for earned Trust and I like to ask how one does that? Demonstrate consistancy in word and action and that takes time. quote:
There is no act that a person can do that will make me trust that they are incapable of doing something the other way, or that they weren't just doing it to look impressive. Trust is one of those things that I think some people like to use as a boundry. I'm not quite sure what you mean by this. Are you talking about some litmus test for trust? Like, leave money on the table and see if they steal it or something? I think I'm misreading this or just having a slow comprehension day .. it is 2:00 AM here. lol quote:
See Just as I believe once lost it is impossible to get trust back I also believe that trust is just something you are given and if you abuse or lose it you don't really get a second chance. Because of this I trust just about everyone until they give me a reason not to, for some it can simply be the way they carry themselves around me that will give me a reason not to trust them. I agree with the losing trust part.. but automatic trust? To what level? You don't give your ATM pin number out to just anyone, right? quote:
Trust, although very important in a relationship is all up to the person doing the trusting and has little if anything to do with the person who is to be trusted unless it is in the negative and then that is the rule that proves the exception. The rule is that someone who is untrustworthy is untrustworthy. the exceptionis that someone who seems untrustworthy turns out to be. This is why people foucs on the Earning of trust, but I ask the honest question what can someone do what is a physical act they can do to earn your trust other than Not abuse it? If that is the case then I would ask how many days a person has to go without abusing your trust to be considered trustworthy and what happens if after that they abuse your trust what was the purpose in the practice of earning trust? Trust, for me, isn't something earned in a matter of days.. or even weeks. First, and foremost, I trust my own gut. I trust my powers of observation, they are excellent. I look for consistancy and integrity in the little things. Do you eat a grape to test that batch at the grocery store? Well, that's stealing, so I wouldn't trust you not to steal because if you will steal a grape (which costs less than a penny) what else will you steal? You're too cheap to pay a penny, so how am I supposed to trust that you won't steal a dime or a dollar or $1000? Once the risk/benefit cost is worth while, then I'll trust. Until then, I keep it fairly superficial. The purpose of that practice is to maximize the benefits while minimizing the costs .. same way I practice BDSM activities. I think it would be awesome to jump naked out of an airplane and just freefall .. but the cost of that benefit is a bit to high to pay since death just for a few minutes of thrill doesn't work out so well in the long run. ::chuckles:: I'm frugal that way! quote:
I say Trust but pay attention and be aware and willing to admit what is really there. Steel So, how long do you have to know someone before handing out your pin number? How many days before your new unicorn is going to get the access to your bank account or are you going with that automatic trust thing and she already has them? I'm just curious as to how far your trust really extends? If you trust, why do you have to pay attention and be aware? To me, if I trust you it means I don't have to pay attention .. you've already earned it and that's why not many people have my complete trust. Himself, some of my family members .. one lady on this site who I trust enough with my grandkids (and it doesn't get bigger than that for me, so if she needed my pin numbers, she would get them). I suppose if it's just given, that makes sense but then, is that really trust?
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