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Intuition-people you feel safe around

18 replies

Ordree · 08/04/2020 20:10

This is kind of in response to the earlier thread about people who make you feel creepy then you find out after there was a very good reason for it. I have certainly experienced this but also the opposite. So my question is, have you ever met someone whom you've immediately felt totally safe and good around and then had the intuition confirmed by later events?

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Raffathebear · 08/04/2020 21:59

Dr Phil

SuperficialSuzie · 08/04/2020 22:07

This is going to sound really cheesy but my OH. Even seeing his photo on OLD he just emanated kindness. The first time he hugged me it felt like home.

Also my boss, who has had a really hard life, was a tough nut in his youth, but we hit it off straight away and have become very close friends, he has been my rock through some really shitty times.

SewItGoes · 08/04/2020 22:10

My husband. (Probably the most boring answer possible...) He's my best friend, and ever since our first interaction, I've felt I could trust him. He hasn't given me any reason to doubt that, ever.

SleepOhHowIMissYou · 08/04/2020 22:23

My visiting midwife after the birth of my daughter. I hung on her every word with the result that every lilting Jamaican accent I hear takes me back to her visits and how safe and supported she made me feel. A truly beautiful soul.

GrumpyHoonMain · 08/04/2020 22:57

My health visitor. She has this aura of kindness and I knew I could trust her as soon as I let her in.

AnneLovesGilbert · 08/04/2020 23:00

My acupuncture therapist. What a woman. No nonsense, truly kind, funny, so insightful, a good soul.

My recurrent miscarriage consultant. A brilliant mind and a wonderful empathetic heart. He’s the sort who makes you feel like it’s all going to be okay. Love the man to death.

DramaAlpaca · 08/04/2020 23:05

Another boring one who says her husband. I felt instantly comfortable with him the minute I met him, and I've always known I can trust him completely. I'm sure he feels the same about me, too.

Also, the community midwife I had after DC2. She was amazing, such a support to me then and when I had DC3.

MrsTerryPratchett · 08/04/2020 23:09

I used to work with a SW who everyone just loved. I later found out he had more open cases than anyone else because he couldn't bear to close them. He was a genuine poppet.

Plenty of women but few men, of which he was one.

Thelnebriati · 08/04/2020 23:29

Two of my Uncles, one of my Aunts and a family friend we had as a child, they were the loveliest humans I have ever had the privilege of knowing.

jarjarjam · 08/04/2020 23:31

Lovely idea for a thread thank you

MrsSnitchnose · 08/04/2020 23:31

My boss. we're very similar and we just 'get' each other. I call her my 'work mum' and we're more friends than colleagues

SoapIsYourFriend · 08/04/2020 23:33

My DH.

happywifi99 · 09/04/2020 00:01

There was an elderly man at my church when I was much younger. He and his wife became adoptive grandparents to me, and were two of the loveliest people I have ever had the privilege of knowing. When I first met him i could just feel this kindness and warmth, and he was a dear friend all through my childhood and teens until he died.

MrsSnitchnose · 09/04/2020 00:12

Oh and the old man who lived next door to my nana. He actually used to be the caretaker when my mum was at school and the kids all found him really scary.

I used to spend hours talking to him and he was one of the warmest and kindest people I've ever met. He used to tell me stories about the times he spent driving tanks in WWII. He died many years ago now but I often think of him

StrictlyAFemaleFemale · 09/04/2020 00:21

Snowy Owl from Brownies.

motortroll · 09/04/2020 07:21

My husband (even though he's a massive twat!)

My sister (this might seem obvious but not everyone has that with siblings)

Parents (I'm very lucky)

And I've just been wracking my brains for any friends but nope!! (I mean I have friends but I find socialising a bit of a chore and I'm beginning to see why!)

The only other possibility is my ex fiancé. He's just one if the best people I know (even though he didn't marry me!!!) I very rarely see him but if I needed him he'd be there and I'd feel better.

OhWhatFuckeryIsThisNow · 09/04/2020 08:08

My dad. Obviously I did, but my sister came into his life when she was 11 and she said he just felt like dad from day 1.
My best friends dad. Some of my mates dads were scary or intimidating but he was silly and funny and kind. I never got an off vibe about him ever.

MrsMGE · 09/04/2020 08:12

My late nan.
My aunt.
My family GP from years ago, a fabulous and kind lady.
Some of my teachers over the years, one in particular. She was a beautiful soul and thinking about her gives me that warm, safe feeling. Loved listening to her advice.

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