Overall, has trusting people mostly helped you or hurt you in the long run?

[Jammaa]

I'm putting this under the category: family and friends, but I'm really talking about people in general.

Helped

Hurt

I've never trusted anyone but I'm thinking about it

I've never trusted anyone and I never will

[Cynicaldreamer]

Hurt, unfortunately. People in general have this knack of disappointing me, intentionally or unintentionally.

So nowadays I approach people with the assumption they will wind up disappointing me at some point in life, and try not to get too attached to them. Does it happen? Sometimes, but I'm human; it can't be helped!

I wish I was just being cynical or overreacting, but so far, almost every freaking person in my life has in fact hurt me in some shape, form, or fashion so... yay for being right I guess?

[Melodis17]

Both. I tend to trust pretty easily, even though I wish I didn’t

[Andres77]

I've been helped by some in small things and it's made my life better but there are a few instances in which they were hurtful, SO hurtful that they changed my whole life and put me through misery for years.

I want to say "hurt" but in the end there were lessons that I needed to learn. But if people were nice then everything would have been fine.

Bottom line, in the long run they helped but, wow... what a bunch of miserable lessons to have to learn.

[Jammaa]

That's exactly how I feel! SO miserable but life wouldn't be worth it at all if we couldn't trust anyone

[Andres77]

I hope things are getting better for you.

[exitseven]

I trusted my former boss. He wanted me to take over a department that I really did not want to do. He promised me more money, I could hire an assistant and I was supposed to have a big budget to buy new equipment. None of this happened, and then he left to take another job someplace else.

[Jammaa]

Dang sounds like a scumbag

[exitseven]

he is a real POS. He will end up in a dumpster someday, I hope.

[exitseven]

Thanks for the MHO😎

[Ms_Facesitter]

Helped. But I'm very picky when it comes to who I trust.

[DizzyDesii]

I trust until im given a reason not to. But trusting them isn't what hurt me. I don't know how to explain it

[MCheetah]

Overall, it's hurt me in the long run and most people I put my trust in, stabbed me in the back or otherwise let me down.

[BillyBalls]

I trust people up to a point.

Different people I know I trust more than others.

Until a person gives me a reason not to trust them, I will.

[TenderFantasy]

Hurt sadly. I wish it were different.

[motownplayer2000]

Mostly hurt. I don’t trust easily.