Regarding trust—that’s a hard one. There are various schools of thought on that, as I’m sure you know. I have probably belonged to all of them at one time or another. My conclusion is that you can be “safe” and lonely, or you can be trustful and risk occasional betrayal/rejection. I have pretty good intuition and usually make up my mind quite quickly as to whether I should trust someone or not. This enables me to make friends quite quickly—a very important skill to learn as a missionary kid! However, I’d be the first to admit that I am not infallible. I have suffered some devastating betrayals, both as a teenager and as an adult. It’s still worth it though. I have a worldwide network of dear friends who have enriched my life immeasurably.