I couldn't find a similar topic in the forums and thought this would be interesting.
A certain mistrust is healthy, while too much can be pathological.

actually I thought only of trust and mistrust and not of degrees of it, while making this poll. But I guess thats just as wrong as saying there's only black and white. So think of complete trust, that makes being betrayed unthinkable or (if you can think of it because it's theoretically possible) at least extremely unlikely for you.

Last edited by stoned philosopher at 9:24 pm, Oct 18 2008

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Bridgestone.

Their tyres have never let me down before.

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~Point & Squirt~

I trust based on my own judgement, so it varies according to the situation and the person.

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ççççççç[Ô .Ô] tsutopodus© will eat your manga and steal your cats!

I trust... individually.

My family members are certainly not trustworthy when I need an accurate answer on a manga. On the other hand, I wouldn't let someone deliver my paycheck just because he's a fellow otaku >.>

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Sorry, I'm Late.
But I Got Lost On The Road Of Life.

i've learned not to trust anybody especially family. they are all out for themselves plus if i something to one person i have no idea who they might then turn around and say that too.

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When I have someone who is close to me, that we have built a friendship and trust over the years (or time~)...
That is who I trust.

I must say, that family members can't be automatically trusted...
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I'm nice to everybody, but my srust needs to be earned.

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Hrodulf and Bjornolfr, you will not be forgotten.

And if the world were black and white,
you would be my rainbow in shades of grey.

Click 'n Play!

If I had a fantasy self, it'd be a tentacle monster.

I'm really bad at trusting people, and, as you said, too much mistrust can be quite bad, not only for yourself, but for others too... o_o

I voted "based on other criteria" but I'm not really sure what that criteria is... I've never thought about it, because I've never trusted anyone fully. Even the closest of friends/lovers.
But I guess honesty is a HUGE part of it. I cannot trust a dishonest person that much, even if they only lie occasionally. I just can't, I'm quite paranoid. xD

Um... hmm... And yesh.
Comment on poll options...

Actually, I can't be bothered since no one is actually going to be interested in reading/commenting on this. And I'll most probably forget that I posted here too, even if I could use the notifications thing, as it's an interesting topic. =/

Ah well. Toodles.

I completely trust only my close friends.
But some people tend to gain my trust quicker than others, sometimes oddly based only on intuition-fortunately, it proves to be right most of the times.

Based on personality.

I'll be honest, I don't even trust my friends. If I put too much trust in a person, it'll devastate me when they break it. Why invest in something that wont help you at all?

And I really don't expect anyone to trust me.

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i put my trust in my country's government to bring us all down...

well i trust my family, they're a trustworthy bunch after all...guess i'm pretty lucky with that...
also there's few good friends i can count on...

but i don't, under any circumstances, trust any women.

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If the sea were made of Whiskey and I was a duck
I'd swim to the bottom and never come up

Based on experience. I tend to give everyone "trust" only when I feel they've earned it. I like to think that I give everyone an equal chance though.

That said, depending on personality/appearance, I can be pretty skeptical.

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I trust no one other than myself, but I can learn to trust you if you work hard enough

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So far I trust only one person, the rest being family or friends I will always treat with a degree of separation, will not loan things for too long and will only loan things I can replace if lost. Never, under no circumstance I will relly on someone to help me complete something or loan me something I need the most.

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But it's also an issue if the personality shown to you is real. So even before judging the personality trust may be required.

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