“I do not trust people who don’t love themselves and yet tell me, ‘I love you.’ There is an African saying which is: Be careful when a naked person offers you a shirt.”— Maya Angelou, en.wikiquote.org
“Love. The reason I dislike that word is that it means too much for me, far more than you can understand.”— Leo Tolstoy, amazon.com
“We love in another’s soul whatever of ourselves we can deposit in it; the greater the deposit, the greater the love.”— Irving Layton, amazon.com
“Friendship depends on trust—not money, not power, not education. Only if there’s trust will there be friendship.”— Dalai Lama, twitter.com
“Put your trust in compassion and self-love. Compassion for our own fear & shame opens us to others.”— Jack Kornfield, twitter.com
“Once you get used to keeping a small circle of trusted friends, you'll easily see who's only around you for convenience or social status.”— Shakira Sison, twitter.com
“Trust means that they will never throw our pain and vulnerabilities in our face. Trust means we know they will protect us and our innermost thoughts and shared feelings without question.”— Cathy Burnham Martin, amazon.com
“After some time spent sleeping, wide open eyes, in unfamiliar beds with those who carry their mouths like sharks, you learn well to breathe underwater.”— Emma Bleker, stolenwine.tumblr.com
“Dating is different when you get older. You’re not as trusting, or as eager to get back out there and expose yourself to someone.”— Toni Braxton, stylecaster.com
“No one should regret loving and trusting another human being. Yes, sometimes we direct our love and trust to the wrong person, but that doesn't mean we shouldn't have done it at all.”— Sarah A Denzil, amazon.com
“Trust yourself. If you aren’t happy anymore and don’t feel comfortable in this partnership, get out now.”— Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, thoughtcatalog.com
“I don’t trust anybody. Not anybody. And the more that I care about someone, the more sure I am they’re going to get tired of me and take off.”— Rainbow Rowell, amazon.com
“Vulnerability is trust. Trust, when every situation from your past is screaming at you not to. Trust, when you’re terrified. Trust, when you’re not sure you should. Trust, when you cannot guarantee that this person will keep your heart safe. You trust, because that’s the only way to let someone in.”— Marisa Donnelly, thoughtcatalog.com
“Admitting small screw-ups—like when your partner put the wrong type of gas in the car—shows that he’s willing to be honest and trusts you when he’s vulnerable.”— Marissa Laliberte, rd.com
“He will understand that trust is not just handed over to someone — it has to be earned, and then it has to be kept.”— James Michael Sama, huffingtonpost.com
“You should be able to believe what he says without questioning him. You shouldn't be tempted to snoop through his belongings or check on his whereabouts. If he makes a mistake, he should admit it and apologize.”— Stacey Elkins, classroom.synonym.com
“If he says he will call you at a certain time, he will. If he tells you he will attend your cousin's wedding with you, he should.”— Stacey Elkins, classroom.synonym.com
“The way you respond and approach someone can affect trust. If you are always expecting the worst from your boyfriend, he may meet your suspicions. If you accuse him of things he did not do, it can affect how he reacts to you. However, most people respond in a positive way to those who show they trus…”— Stacey Elkins, classroom.synonym.com
“If your SO consistently says they will do something, and then actually does it, it's a good sign that you can trust what they say.”— Olivia Youngs, romper.com