To ask if you have a circle of trust ...

[savethebeesandthecees]

And if so, who is in it.

Mine would be my DH, DD, and my best friend of 30 years.

Can you define what you mean by circle of trust? I mean I can guess but my definition might be different from your one.

I only have me in mine
People have destroyed my trust

DH, MIL, and best friend.

DH, DS1, DS2, DS3, DBrothers, DMum, DSisters in law, Best Friend, I am very lucky

Me: husband, daughters, brother (we've always been close)

Isn't it different depending on what the issue is? There are people I'd talk to about emotional things who I wouldn't want to get mixed up with financially and vice versa and lots of people I'd trust to be there when I need them who I wouldn't tell ant big secrets to

My life is an open book. I don't go around talking about it, but i don't have secrets. So i don't require a circle of trust, but there are those i think are trustworthy and those i think are not.

My DH
3 sisters, 2 brothers
My best friend from school.

My DH and I are our circle of trust. I have other really good friends who tend to use me for emotionally venting but are not the best listeners themselves. They have other good qualities that I benefit from in the friendship.

The being the vented to person but that not being reciprocated in friendships has been a common theme for my friendships over the years and I have never really fully figured out why.

🤔🤔

I'm so sorry that is the case.

Hope it changes.

Maybe a pet would help? Good way to rebuild trust.

What do you mean?

I have quite a few people who would expect me to include them in this but in reality... I don't trust anyone but myself.

People I trust not to blab or judge me: husband, mum, sister, two very close friends. There are other people I talk to but those are my absolute people. I hope they feel the same, I think they do.

Dh dd dd

I agree with this.

My DH, my mum, my Dad and DD. That’s it.

Me, hubby, our 2 children obviously and my brother. He is the only one I feel that we can totally rely on outside of our household of us. I have one friend that comes close.

I suppose we are pack animals at heart. A small band to keep us safe.

My Dad and my best friend. My sister tells her husband everything so I can't be sure a secret stays just with her.

If I tell DS7 something, I may as well take out a centre-page ad in the local newspaper 😂 bless him!

That's interesting about your sister. I just assume people tell their other half everything so judge what I say based on that.

It's a rare person can keep a secret.

“Maybe a pet would help? Good way to rebuild trust.”

How does that work? An entire MH different species? If humans have let you down, why would a dog change your feeling on that? Obviously needs to be a dog, cos cats are not interested in being holders of other people’s trust 🤣

How many secrets do you have?!
I’m with @dudsville

I have plenty of people I can talk to, about all manner of things. I’ve rarely had to keep a secret, when I have I’ve plenty of friends and family that don’t blab things. I wouldn’t give them a grandiose title of circle of trust though. I’d say the vast majority of my friends would respect a confidence.

People I trust but not necessarily all with the same things:
DH
DBro
DSis
A handful of good friends and colleagues - about six in total

Makes me realise I'm lucky to have so many people in my life. I didn't always have, not for years.

Myself and my DH and sometimes DCs (they r young, so depends on context for them)

I trust myself and that’s it.
Never let myself down yet.