Leos and Mistrust

This topic was created in the Leo forum by little_sparrow on Friday, November 17, 2006 and has 6 replies.

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@LeoWithCapAndAnnoyed
20 Years500+ Posts

Frequent communication!

Personally, if I care about someone...I will try to put the past aside to build that trust quickly. Is that a smart thing to do? Probably not. I can't hold a grudge and memories of dark events tend to fade for me as I'm always looking towards the sunnier side of things, and sometimes that means building trust that was once shattered.

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@wheelhomies
20 Years10,000+ Posts

"How can it be done?"

Time and flattery. But, as you know, actions speak louder than words.

"Also what makes you suspicious of someone?"

Too much flattery (it's a fine balance, you see 😛), someone who seems inclined to be deliberately hurtful/insensitive for no reason (damages the ego, and you know how much we hate that, especially in public), and the usual things that make someone distrust people: shady past, shifty demeanor, people whom we have observed to be what we perceive as untrustworthy through the way they treat others.

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@Chatz
19 Years1,000+ Posts

Yeah same...once somebody has lied about something serious enough, I will find it very difficult to trust that person again. Little white lies I can handle but a biggie? nah, you've pretty much lost my trust.