"When we feel unsafe with someone and still stay with him, we damage our ability to discern trustworthiness in those we will meet in the future."
- David Richo
"The opposite of interpersonal trust is not mistrust. It is despair. This is because we have given up on believing that trustworthiness and fulfillment are possible from others. We have lost our hope i..."
"The foundation of adult trust is not "You will never hurt me." It is "I trust myself with whatever you do."
"Trust in someone means that we no longer have to protect ourselves. We believe we will not be hurt or harmed by the other, at least not deliberately. We trust his or her good intentions, though we kno..."