Do you truly trust anyone?

Question

When I say truly trust, I mean 100% trust someone, say if your life depended on it.

Can someone truly trust anyone? If it came to them or you, the majority of people would choose themselves over someone else, even someone very close to them.

I only have a couple of people in my life that I trust a lot, but even then its not 100%.

AmandaYVR · Accepted Answer

I think it's probably not appropriate to use a 100% figure when it comes to trust and other people. I don't think of it that way. It's not an expectation I have to that degree. Although certainly we are all at times disappointed in retrospect when the realization or proof comes that we cannot trust someone as much as we had wanted, hoped.

There's different types of trust.
There are people you trusted to take care of your cat (or any pet) when you went out of town for two weeks, and they absolutely did not do it properly. Might even be considered inhumane.
"If your life depended on it" is an extreme situation. It's more about bravery than just the relationship of the two people. I wouldn't expect someone to sacrifice their life for me. But I would want them to help me to save mine. (There's a dark comedy film about this, https://www.imdb.com/title/tt4558376/reference )
There are people who do not keep their mouths shut and tell things you've said to other family members, thus creating even more rifts and divides. (That's pathetic for a matriarch to do that, considering that they supposedly want familial cohesiveness. But clearly that's a lie, because they'd rather gossip, or create false narratives that suit their ego and sense of self.)
There's people who fib about their true motivations. This is probably one of the most common white lies. You see this very frequently. Sometimes it's to not hurt someone because they don't really want to do that thing. Sometimes they don't want to make someone else feel diminished by a stronger friendship etc. with someone else. Sometimes they want bonus points, credits, for their good deed, when their deed was actually quite selfish, it benefited them as well, or mostly, or firstly.

But despite all that, I would answer that I have a small handful of people that I trust. They've never betrayed me, almost always treat me well, and anything that's happened that's been less than ideal, we can forgive each other for. I think this topic probably has to be qualified a bit to differentiate between minor acts of putting oneself first sometimes, or erring, and the people who repeatedly betray trust and the person and relationship.

SecretsofKB · Accepted Answer

I 100% trust my partner to panic and freeze if my life was in danger lol. I'd ove to say I can see her coming to my rescue... but I can't lol

I've seen her handle her work stress without breaking a sweat but fast and evolving situations make her brain break lol... but I still love her though!

I do have one friend that I would trust my life to though without hesitation.

NathanDavis · Accepted Answer

fortunately, yes...

my younger brother being one and the first as I know him since he was born, then there my best friend, know him since age 16... also my ex-girlfriend at the time, now my great friend

then there's my other best friend, I know her since we were age 12

all of them, I can trust them 100% as you say... because as you said, my life has depended on them at a certain point, and that would have been literally and figuratively speaking

my other close friends, three girls and another dude I know since age 18~20 or so... I'd say I trust them just 99%

so that's eight people that I know I can trust with anything and everything, and I've had relied on them before when needed... and there's no speck of doubt in my being, I know I can count on them as much as they do count on me

just some weeks ago before Christmas, I went through the most horrendous experience of my life so far, it was so sudden and awful that I could just not do anything to help the situation for someone I care deeply... didn't have time to tell anyone either, I never told any of these people... and they all found out somehow, and they all reached to me with "anything you need let me know", two of them even showed up right by my side, came from towns away

so yes, I am that grateful for all of them, and the least I can do is, to absolutely trust and count on them

TommyMountainFigure · Accepted Answer

I trust my family and 2 of my friends implicitly. There are of course others I trust to a lesser degree and some who I like but have never had to rely on, so I would not know if i could trust them or not.

HighlyVolatile · Answer

Your definition is so hard that I think trust might be a spectrum thing. There are very few people in the world I trust with my own life. That's going beyond trust as I see it to reliability. I might have a friend who is the most honest person in the world but a coward who panics in dangerous situations. I can't depend on him for my life but I can depend on him to say the truth. There are far more people that I'd give the benefit of the doubt that they are meaning well than people I'd trust my life with.

PrettyPriya · Answer

100% my SO. I trust him with anything, including my life.

EmmaMary · Answer

Without a shadow of doubt my husband, closely followed by my father.

jennifer_bloom · Answer

I hold perceptions about whether somebody is good or bad and I know I’m capable of making errors but if I’m 90% sure that someone is good, I will believe in their goodness, and take the risk since the risk is low. I believe humans are incapable of making perfect assessments all the time because we’re not God so you choose whether you want to give someone more credit than the deserve or less credit then they deserve. You can’t avoid both options.

TheorionMage · Answer

I have lain down my life for someone I valued above my own life in immediate proximity TWICE. In one instance only a malfunctioning explosive saved me and in another my Adversary did NOT survive the encounter.

It seems destiny that I have been a defending 'guardian' since 2nd grade from grade school patrol boy, to soldier, to police officer, detective, nightclub bouncer training instructor.

RobT312 · Answer

Wow, yeah good question.
i think you are right, I only truly trust my fiancée, and immediately family... brother sister and parents... and even with them you can’t help but wonder sometimes

there are relatives and friends I Also trust but not 100%

Malgaran · Answer

I never really trusted anyone, few times I tried to put faith or trust in another human being it has always backfired badly. I don't think I could ever trust anyone again at all, but that still doesn't mean I would choose myself over others. Still give my life for a random stranger, I'm okay with dying.

ChiTown33 · Answer

I don't completely trust ANYONE. I can still like people, I can still care about people. But experience has taught me to totally trust people is foolish. You're going to be disappointed. I'd rather be happy. So if I don't put trust in people I don't ever get disappointed.

Tiptoetamm · Answer

Yes I trust people until they give me reason not to trust them

Anonymous · Answer

I have trust issues

I trust God 99.99999999999999%
I trust my mom 90%
I trust my boyfriend 70%
I trust my friends 60%
I trust other people 50%

I have so bad trust issues that I can't trust anyone 100%. Am I so weird or just careful?

ChrisMaster69 · Answer

I only trust one person 100% I don’t even trust myself 80%

Adam1978 · Answer

You trust people to be themselves and you learn their behavior and that what you expect. So you trust in their nature.

KrisPW · Answer

My dad and my fiance. None of my brothers have given me reason to NOT trust them, but I don't think they would hit 100%

Juxtapose · Answer

I know people are not perfect and everybody has a breaking point. With enough torture you could probably get my own mom to kill me. I trust people within reason and within their expected capabilities.

SmokyOne · Answer

A couple people. But we've been through hell and back, made actual sacrifices for each other that had consequences. That kind of trust is rare and hard earned.

Anonymous · Answer

No I prob never will. I will love you. I will do whatever you need. I have a back up plan with a back up plan because I don't think I can I don't know.

Sonorous · Answer

No because at the end of the day, we're self-interested & limited beings.

Slartybartfast · Answer

I used to , but I'm divorced now and I'll trust no one like that again.

GlassTop · Answer

Why put yourself in a situation where someone you loved and trusted would have to choose? Life is too stressful for that already.

genericname85 · Answer

yeah. my mum and my dad. i would trust them with my life. nobody else.

Hispanic-Cool-Guy · Answer

Jesus Christ only. Humans are subject to change especially if things go horrid bad or very good in their favor.

Bubbles16 · Answer

Well i trust my parents and my best friend because we've been friends for over six years

DeeMB · Answer

No. Can't trust or rely nobody, I give people a chance at first too, you only get one time to prove me wrong.

Agape93 · Answer

Yeap. But if you mean 100% trust, only one person.

dustybiker · Answer

Fortunate enough to have more than one.

Chthou95 · Answer

No. I dont even trust my own parents 100%. The only person I'll ever trust is myself

iszaoo · Answer

I have heard other people say nothing in life is 100 percent guaranteed and I agree

Dchrls78104 · Answer

No. Humans disappoint me EVERY TIME. It's exhausting. Only God merits my absolute trust.

jahaims · Answer

Trusting and relying on are two different things.

Paul09 · Answer

No, impossible to trust 100%. I have a hard time trusting new people especially.

TrueConfection · Answer

Not 100% in everything, no.

anon171999 · Answer

God. My partner. Myself. That's it.

Lliam · Answer

I trust my wife 100%. No question.

NamerOfStars · Answer

I used to. Then Covid happened.

exitseven · Answer

I trust my wife and kids and my best friend.

jamesgoldman · Answer

My father but no one else is worthy of my trust

_alice_ · Answer

I wish... but I can't trust anybody..

pizzalovershouse · Answer

My grandmother that use to be alive

sirderpsalot123 · Answer

My partner and my childhood bestfriend.

Lisa0203 · Answer

I do I just find it difficult sometimes.

manfromsomewhere2 · Answer

its a complicated one. very few maybe

OddBeMe · Answer

No…but I also a cynical depressive.

TrillXHippy · Answer

To quote Stone Cold Steve Austin I don’t

KryoAsteri · Answer

Only my partner.

Paris13 · Answer

My Father... xxoo

lrina · Answer

nope.. lol

driven159 · Answer

Trust is earned not given

Subarugirl · Answer

My husband

JoyGirl · Answer

Aha…no.

skyeee_ · Answer

nope

Anonymous · Answer

Christ everyone else is limited

Jay3344 · Answer

Yes I do

moonpie89 · Answer

No not completely

Staximus · Answer

My brother

BarryLiverstone · Answer

I sure do

EaterPeter · Answer

I doubt that

devoygf · Answer

nope

michael1469 · Answer

Not really...

Noami00 · Answer

i dont know

ThulrVo · Answer

Only Satan...

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