If you didn’t have trust, you wouldn’t be able to get through the day much less hold down a job. Trust is implicit in just about everything you do. You place trust in the elevators you ride and in the food you eat.
You trust that your car is safe and that the bridges you drive over are safe as well. Relationships are no different. Without this essential ingredient, a real relationship is impossible.
Here are 7 suggestions for building up trust in your relationship:
1.) Reliability is crucial. This is the opposite of the idea that you need to constantly spice things up to keep your romance going. Some variety doesn’t hurt, but trust is the essential glue that makes a relationship last. This means having faith that your partner will be there through thick and thin. Trust like this is made through consistent reliability over time.
2.) Always keep in mind that your words should never contradict your body language. If you mention that you’re glad about a decision your partner has made but you’ve got a scowl on your face, he or she won’t be fooled by this. You should never hold back on what your true thoughts are because this is a kind of deceit. Trust can only happen when you mean what you say and the message matches your words.
3.) Also be careful that your words and actions agree. If you say one thing, but do something entirely different, your credibility will vanish. Lack of credibility will quickly wear away the trust in a relationship.
4.) You should always have a very deep belief in your partner’s competence. Yes, we all have our strengths and weaknesses, but overall, you must believe that your partner is competent. If not, you’re violating the trust in your relationship.
5.) Never keep secrets. Secrets tend to have a way of always being found out. Once it’s been discovered, your partner will wonder if there’s other untold secrets. Building up trust takes time while secrets will demolish it immediately.
6.) You must make known your needs to your partner. You should not be expecting she or he to puzzle over what you need. Balance is crucial because too much selflessness is as bad as extreme self centeredness. Keeping your needs to yourself doesn’t allow your partner the opportunity to do some giving.
7.) Never share other people’s confidences with your partner. Doing so will cause your partner to wonder if you are sharing personal information about her to your friends. This is an issue about character.
Developing trust can be hard to do but it’s vital in the long term.

