Trust is the foundation of love. If you don’t trust a person, how can you love them? Trust precedes love; we can only truly love someone that we can trust. Trust is something that is earned through actions. It is the sense of security that allows both parties to expose themselves fully without any judgments or fears.

The ultimate universal truth is that we should trust someone that we love. To have a healthy relationship or an overall healthy life, we must take the risk in believing in someone or something. Too often, we mistaken love as being the one thing that conquers all. Sadly, this gives us a false hope and forces us to accept the harsh reality that love is NOT enough. Two individuals may love each other with all their hearts, but they both know that the relationship has been damaged due to the lack of trust. Trust is enough because trust is an attribute of love. Trust enhances love. We can love someone because we once trusted him or her, but as soon as that trust is destroyed, that initial love that was built on trust, isn’t enough.

Trust, initially is an emotional act. We must be vulnerable and trust that someone will accept us and learn to love us. However once the trust that is built is destroyed it is based more on a logical and intuitional act. Trust will not blind us from the facts. Love, on the other hand, is blind. Because we are accustomed to trusting someone and thinking he or she will never break our trust, our emotions get the best of us and do not allow us to face the sad truth. The love we have for a person clouds our judgment and instills fear within us; the broken trust allows us to see the harsh reality of the situation and face that fear.