Updated October 18th 2019, 15:30 IST
Trust is a significant part of a relationship. Even before love, partners expect each other to trust them. A relationship can be ruined with certain misunderstanding if there are trust issues. Trust is the confidence you place in your partner, and it doesn’t build in one day. To build trust in someone requires efforts and small actions over time. However, there are many relationships that get ruined because of trust issues. Trust issues can instigate fear and judgment that later turn into doubts and suspicion.
One of the essential factors that create insecurities in a relationship is the lack of communication. If your partner questions you, answer honestly. Don’t lie about the happenings of your life. The key to resolving trust issues is opening up about problems that you are facing or doubts that want to sort about. Often the partners try to keep it to themselves to avoid fights. However, that leads to insecurities which often leads to fights eventually.
It is important to talk about your daily lives. Sit down, talk about what happened during the day and the people you met. If anything happened, then it’s better to let your partner know about it. Sharing things makes the partner realise that you value him/her enough to tell everything that is happening in your life. It is always a good idea to ask ‘How was your day?’
Pamper your partner, give them the reassurance of being a permanent one in their life. Take them out for dinner, develop a sense of responsibility towards them. This will help the other one to build up trust and thus resolve trust issues.
Be rational and be in their shoes before judging them or losing your temper. Resolving trust issues is a gradual process and takes time. Give things time and put effort into building a healthy relationship based on trust and commitment. It is always good to wait and learn from mistakes. The efforts you put in should yield a positive result.
It is good to introduce them to your inner circle of friends and let them feel like they matter. This helps them to feel secure and realise that you don’t hesitate to accept them in public. This will ease their insecurities regarding your friends they mistrusted you with.
Published October 18th 2019, 12:49 IST