The Truth About Trust

Contemporary Issues
26 March, 2011

The Truth About Trust

Trust is a very hard thing to come by.   In any kind of relationship, whether romantic or non-romantic, it is almost always difficult for a person to let their guard down in order to fully trust someone.   Fully immersing yourself in a relationship with someone takes a lot of hard work and time.   You must put in a great amount of effort to any kind of relationship in order for it to work.   With all the hard work and effort put in, you must also put some faith and trust into that person.   Trust is something that is difficult to develop, but once it does it can turn out to be a beautiful thing.  
Trust comes in varying degrees, from having no trust in a person at all, to moderately trusting, to complete trust. However, if you were to survey a random group of people, they would probably say that they have been betrayed by someone who was once very close to them.   People who have been betrayed by someone will almost always carry that hurt on to other relationships and it will affect your ability to trust for fear of getting hurt again.  
Of the three degrees of trust, having little to no trust in a person is most likely the most popular form of trust.   In this day in age, a majority of teens and young adults find it very difficult to trust the people in their lives.   This could be the outcome of a combination of maturing hormones and society that leads teens to feel that the world is against them.   Many teens may have trouble keeping stable friendships with people or sustaining a romantic relationship for a certain period of time.   Young adults and teens can be very vicious when it comes to peoples’ relationships with others, and jealousy can also be a big part of the mistrust that teens hold.   As a young adult matures and grows as a person, they may find it easier to trust people.   When someone is secure with themselves, and they are able to trust their own self, then they will be able to trust others...