The Importance of Trust in a Relationship

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I know I haven't been blogging for a while, I've been real busy with my own personal life that I haven't had time to just sit and write away my thoughts. But I'm back now and ready to start writing again. This particular blog post will be talking about trust in relationships and the importance of trust. First off, trust is one of the main foundations of building a strong healthy relationship. It is very important to install trust between two partners for it is very necessary for any long lasting relationship. If there is not trust in a relationship then there is no relationship. Yes, sometimes a person may lose trust in a certain person in a relationship due to something that happened that changed that bond of trust you both shared. It may be extremely hard to gain back a partners trust but it is POSSIBLE! Sometimes it is not worth trying to rebuild if the person who broke the trust doesn't own up to it and try and change and make it better, BUT! if the person is willing to change and they are trying to make things right and repair the relationship then that partner should not hound or beat them up about it. Basically, no one is perfect and in relationships there will be many ups and downs but everyone deserves a second chance if they are willing to change themselves and not allow the same mistakes to reoccur again.

Some steps couples can try to rebuild trust in their relationship are:

1. If you have done something to cause your partner to lose trust, first of all be completely honest, the more you lie, the worst the situation will be and the harder it will be to regain your partners trust.  So come right out with it, and keep it 100 the whole time!!
2. Create an understanding between you both
3. Apologize effectively and in a sincere way
4. Make promises you know you can keep* ( Very important in showing and letting your partner see that if you keep your promise you made, you will be able to be trusted later)
5. Discuss the ways on how you will keep that promise and follow through with it
6. Make sure communication within the relationship is strong, have talks about things that are wrong in the relationship and why and how you both will fix them
7. Make sure you never allow the same thing to happen continuously, its very important to keep your word and do your part if you really are serious about making the relationship work