Reading through the questions here made me envious of all of you.

I hope you eventually meet someone you can truly open up to. Unless you’re willing to take that first step, the other person may not come to trust you, and you may never feel at ease either. Being connected through something as difficult as money can create a bond stronger than any other—once you move beyond the surface and break through that barrier.

Which question did you read that made you think that??? It seems like you may be misunderstanding “trust” as some kind of fantasy. Are you okay? As if it means having someone who completely accepts you and stays by your side. I think trust is about the predictability of negotiations. Everyone has their own principles for acting. If you make a request after certain conditions have been met and they respond, and that response is what you expected, then over time, as you build a track record, you can become confident in the accuracy of your expectations. That’s what I believe “trust” is. You’re better off designing the game yourself. If you absentmindedly play along with someone else’s game, you’re bound to be betrayed eventually. The reason you feel betrayed is that the outcome differs from what you expected. The problem isn’t the other person—it’s your expectations. The “trust” in trust, I think, means trusting yourself—your own predictions—not trusting other people. Taro