Trust

Last night my friend said, "You don't have trust issues. You have only one person in your life you can't trust; it's your husband. You got blinded. You were in love. Unfortunately you were in love with a selfish narcissist who will lie, cheat and steal to get what he wants. He had your number and he used you. Everyone else you can trust. Right? Can you trust Beth?"

"Yes."

"Can you trust your dad?"

"Yes."

"Can you trust Rose?"

"Yes."

"Can you trust Carolina?"

"Yes."

"Can you trust me?"

"Of course."

"Who else can you trust?"

"My brother and sister, Kathleen, Mark, Rose Marie, Rosie, Lisa, Sally, Larry, Tim, Laura, Kyle, just about everybody."

"Ok, so you don't have trust issues. You won't be in therapy for years over trust. You won't have difficulty entering into a new relationship because you can't trust."

"But I'll be much more careful and I won't get in a rebound relationship. I'll take my time. I'll learn to be me and to enjoy my aloneness. I'll pay more attention to details. I won't 'settle'. I won't do anything out of desperation. I am a valuable commodity and I won't sell myself short. But I don't sleep around and I'm not easy but let's talk about that some other time."