(September 1, 2016 at 3:37 am)robvalue Wrote: I've been thinking about how many people in my life I truly trust. I'm talking about people that I feel I have had enough experiences with that I could vouch for them. I'm sure you know what I mean, but I'm talking about this kind of thing:
I believe that:
-They would never intentionally hurt me
-I can safely tell them anything in confidence
-I would trust them with the safety of others
-They would never betray me, even if they had the perfect opportunity and could get away with it
-If I needed them, they would do everything in their power to help me
And so on.
So the question is: how many people do you know that you would vouch for? I'm not asking people to name their vouchees of course. It can be both people you know "in real life", and online contacts.
I think I have counted 7. I know many other people who I would feel pretty confident trusting, but I just haven't had enough close contact to be able to vouch for them beyond question.
I don't know about telling someone everything in confidence, there could be some complications with that.
Do you mean if I'd done a horrible crime and told them or me as I am now telling them without me committing a horrible crime?
Anyway, put simply, let's make the requirement of who I can trust who would I lend 10 000 pounds to.
My parents are the only ones I could trust.
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