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Obeylix
Obeylix
The recent revelations have given me pause for thought on the issue of trust. Im not sure I can trust many people here. I dont mean to say all of you are untrustworthy or anything like that, what I mean is, the trust I can give in an online method is going to be lesser than that given in a real life interaction.
The things I ask peoples trust for here are going to be lesser than in real life.
It is ok not to trust here as fully as in real life as I will never be asking the things I ask of my immediate family.
Im not sure if any of this makes sense.
Just trying to carry a bright torch through a dark cave
deleted_user
deleted_user
it is smart to be careful with trust here. i do think we have to give new ppl a chance still but yes, be aware of how much you share till you know them better or maybe have even met them in real life.

i have a few ppl here who i do trust perhaps even more than family but most i do not. i am careful and yes, i still get burned but i will keep trying in the hopes that someone is worth it. i just try to remember to keep my eyes wide open.
Obeylix
Obeylix
In my time here I have been nothing but trusting and open. As my mum always says, Im trusting to a fault. I dont really want to lose that about myself, ever. It is something I am proud of, just because the rest of the world cannot bring themselves to trust the next person does not mean I have to follow suit.
Its all just differing degrees of trust but it is making me more insular and isolationist.
deleted_user
deleted_user
I hear ya Baz- I was dooped completely and I am usually more mistrusting than most. At first I was angry and thought how the hell will I ever be able to trust a new person on here again but now I've made my peace with it .

I like this saying - it's a bit of the cool post that KrisKris posted recently by Mother Teresa - for me it's very fitting to what has gone on here for me and feeling a kind of betrayal:

"If you are honest and sincere people may deceive you. Be honest and sincere anyway."

We live- we learn.. right?!
deleted_user
deleted_user
yes, it makes sense...
RaeFx
RaeFx
It's easy to be mislead whether in real life or in the cyber world. Easier in the cyber world as you can not look that other person in the eyes. However, just be careful about sharing too much personal info such as email addys, telephone numbers, etc....here is is more anonymous. It's good that we have one another to bounce stuff off off and interact with. Just be cautious is what i guess I am saying.

Try not to prequalify someone, that;s not fair. Give them a chance before jumping to conclusions. We were all new here once ourselves.