{"id":1067,"date":"2011-10-01T06:46:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-01T06:46:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/?p=1067"},"modified":"2012-02-01T17:49:54","modified_gmt":"2012-02-01T17:49:54","slug":"3-ways-to-build-relationship-trust","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/3-ways-to-build-relationship-trust\/","title":{"rendered":"Couples &#8211; 3 Ways to Build Relationship Trust"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/3-tipsrelationshiptrust\/relationship-trust\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-818\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-thumbnail wp-image-818\" title=\"relationship trust\" src=\"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/04\/relationship-trust-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" \/><\/a>Merriam Webster defines trust as \u201cassured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something \u201c. Essentially, trust is earned feeling of security. Within relationships, trust is created through experiencing a partner as someone you can continually rely and depend upon. If you want to build trust in your relationship, focus on your actions (not words) and be consistent with the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Tell the truth, the whole truth<\/strong>\u2013 Most people will withhold information or distort the truth \u2013\u00a0<em>just a little bit<\/em>\u00a0in an effort to protect against anticipated scrutiny and\/or hurt feelings. Small, white lies may seem innocent but once they are discovered, they bring an air of distrust to the relationship. Your partner may become suspicious, thinking \u201cWhat else are they lying about?\u201d \u00a0Even if you think your partner won\u2019t like it \u2013 tell the whole truth. It\u2019s much easier to address his\/her feelings in a moment of openness rather than when you\u2019ve already been perceived as deceitful.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Follow-through<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 First, be realistic with what you are capable of doing. If you have a doubt that something can be done \u2013 don\u2019t commit to it. Instead, say \u201cI\u2019ll try \u2026\u201d Then, do what you say you are going to do. If you tell your partner you will be home at 7pm, be home at 7pm. If you are running late \u2013 let them know ahead of time.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Refrain from blabbermouth syndrome<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 There is certain sacredness in being our partner\u2019s closest confidante. You may know your partner\u2019s inner most thoughts, what he\/she\u00a0<em>really<\/em>\u00a0thinks about her boss, friend and Uncle Bob \u2013 but that information is to be kept between the two of you. If you are going to disclose, make sure to check with your partner first.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Merriam Webster defines trust as \u201cassured reliance on the character, ability, strength, or truth of someone or something \u201c. Essentially, trust is earned feeling of security. Within relationships, trust is created through experiencing a partner as someone you can continually rely and depend upon. If you want to build trust in your relationship, focus on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":818,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"yst_prominent_words":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1067"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/818"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1067"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/chappelltherapy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=1067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}