I can definitely empathize with much of what you say, I have trust issues too. Speaking from my own perspective, I think we all will find we have at least one person we can and do trust, be it husband, wife, mother, father, child, sister, brother, friend,etc, or even ourself, and in having that one person to trust can be enough, for me at least it is. This mindset does however, limit our capacity to see life from a wider perspective as it limits our view and minimizes our experiences.

I find this sad...

To trust no one is a lonely thing, and not one that leads to success. It leaves us bitter, stubborn and always on the defense. It makes us act irrationally and well, stops us from finding any form of happiness. Maybe we were meant to be vulnerable, we just need to be careful of who it’s with.

I am very vulnerable, and yes, I am careful with who it is with, but in having few people I trust in I do not leave myself open to being broken. I am not bitter over it nor hurt by it, it is just the way life is and in fact it makes me stronger because I know I do not need to trust anyone else to be successful or happy, I just need a strong me to trust in, then again, maybe that is just me being stubborn.

Thank you for the vulnerability you have shown here, it is a pleasure getting to know you more and seeing that I am not alone in some of my own flaws and shortcomings. Life is ever changing, we look at things differently every day we age and we learn to realize they may not be flaws but just truths and perhaps, it is the rest of the world who is flawed 😉