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.

Yes, pretty much this. Put way better than I could have.

I have 5 incredible friends, who have repeatedly had my back, supported me, cheered me on and lifted me up many times over many years. They are wonderful women and I'm very lucky to have them in my life.

I'm not sure my life is interesting enough to have or need a circle of trust. Or perhaps I'm not secretive enough. I don't know.
What sort of things do you tell these people or would you want to tell them?

My husband and my brother.

In what way is a ‘circle of trust’ different to ‘people you trust’?

With all due respect to all,

Trust is over rated, when the chips are down, so to speak, the only person you can truly trust,.is yourself and the kettle, or wine bottle etc

Me, I trust myself and the kettle, yes I have a close colleague that I trust more than others, but there are some secrets, that yes I've had the odd slips, but I know now to take them to the afterlife.

This? Do you mean who do you trust or is circle of trust something different/more?

I have my inner circle. DH, DM, my 2 aunts and 2 best friends. They know everything - income, health, who I vote for. I am hoping to add my children to this as I get older.

I have a very close circle of friends and family beyond that but they kind of know things about me on a need to know basis. I'm quite an open book generally but they don't span across all spheres of my life.

Then I have acquaintances

All are lovely but having too many people gets complicated. I just don't have time to be friends with as many people as I'd like to, and I want to be a really good friend so have had to tighten the circle.
I've been through enough shit to know that these relationships are solid.

That's lovely

My best friend is the only one I'd trust to keep secrets completely, forever. Even DH and DD are leaky sieves.

In terms of people who wouldn't eat me if there was a zombie apocalypse probably my Mum, DD, DH and BF. My Dad wouldn't eat DD but he'd gnaw on my bones as soon as look at me. DH would use me as a human shield to protect DD (good for him).

TLDR: it's complicated.

Oh and the dog would die for all of us.

Bless him.

Me and my DF.

But he'd probably sell you for a biscuit

I took circle of trust to mean a group of people, so that maybe you confide in them for different reasons or call on them for help in different circumstances. not relying on one person for everything, but a network of people you know you can rely on, whatever happens.

No. I trust me.
i mean I really like loads of people, I love some but no if I pulled off a Master crime I would only tell me.

I don't really have secrets as such as I am a bit of an oversharer but when I have been at my most vulnerable I have my sister and mY best friend, and I would say 2 or 3 more very close ones

The circle of trust is people that you would absolutely trust with a secret.

Husband, mum dad, Auntie, cousin and two best mates. No one else.

My husband and a close friend. It used to also include my mum but her Ill health has meant the relationship has changed.