Wednesday, July 14, 2010

Learning to trust again!!

It can be very difficult to get over a breakup. However, it can be even more difficult to recover from a failed relationship if your partner was cheating on you. Learning to trust again is one of the most important obstacles people must conquer if they wish to have successful future relationships.

The first step in learning to trust your new partner is to realize that they are not your ex. No matter how easy it is to project your feelings from your past relationship on your new partner, you must realize that they are two different people.

Just because your ex cheated on you or disrespected you does not mean that your new partner will behave the same way. If you are in a new relationship, you must start off fresh. That means that you should leave past baggage in the past. You should also make sure that you do not project your past relationships on your new partner.

When you start a new relationship you should start off by giving your partner trust. You may have heard it said that trust should be earned, but you’ll find that your relationships will flow smoothly if you start off by giving each other trust and respect.

If you trust your partner from the beginning and make sure that you understand your partner has nothing to do with the way your ex behaved, your relationship has a good chance of making it. However, what can be very confusing is when your partner has cheated on you and then wants to earn your trust again. There is no doubt that it is much easier to give trust to a new partner after being hurt by an ex, than it is to restore trust in a relationship that has been wracked with lies, deceit, or dishonesty.

If you are in a relationship and your partner cheated on you, or somehow betrayed your trust, you may find that even though you have committed to giving your relationship a second chance, it may be very difficult to trust again. Trusting your partner after a betrayal is one of the most difficult things to do, however it is the pivotal part of restoring your relationship.

If you do not learn to trust your partner again, your commitment to work things out in your relationship will not be successful. You will most likely find that restoring trust in a damaged relationship is the most difficult thing that you can do. One of the best things that you can do, if in this situation, let your partner know exactly how you feel.

You may find that you need your partner to be more accountable to you, so that you can restore trust. This may mean that you need your partner to call more, visit more, or even let you know where they are throughout the day. Some partners may feel that this type of accountability is unreasonable, and problems will continue to grow. In fact, some partners decide that it is too much trouble to work on the relationship.

The only way to restore trust in a relationship is too have both partners committed to building and establishing trust again.

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