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7 Real-Life Situations That Show You Should Not Trust a Person, No Matter What They Say
Spot the less obvious behaviors and patterns that show someone doesn’t deserve your trust.
Trust is a fragile thing—easy to break, hard to earn, and often impossible to repair.
People are constantly assessing each other, not overtly, but instinctively.
When someone decides they can’t trust you, they likely won’t announce it. Instead, they’ll pull back. They’ll smile politely while withholding the parts of themselves you’ll never see again.
What makes this reality so perplexing is that it’s often the subtle, unconscious actions you take that tip the scales. These are moments you may not recognize, but they reveal who you are, and whether others can rely on you.
We often think of trust as being betrayed in monumental moments. But it’s in how you act when no one is looking, or how you respond to people when they’re vulnerable.
Here are 7 real-life situations that silently tell people they can’t trust you, even when you don’t realize it’s happening.
