A narcissistic relationship doesn’t just shatter your trust in other people—it distorts your trust in yourself. You second-guess your instincts, minimize your needs, and mistake manipulation for ...

I’m a woman about two years out of an extremely toxic relationship. He was cruel to me. He was never physically abusive, but he was emotionally abusive. I had known him as a friend for years before ...

Once trust has been betrayed, most people will be less trusting the next time. The degree of mistrust that is engendered varies between individuals and with the sensitivity of a particular betrayal.

Trust, once shattered, doesn’t magically reassemble itself like a broken bone that heals with time. Rebuilding trust after betrayal is more like learning to walk again after a devastating accident. It ...

Trust is essential to a functioning society. To get through life, we need to be able to basically trust people we love—our friends and family—as well as our neighbors, colleagues, and even people we ...