Trust is considered to be the bedrock of what makes a relationship work. With loss of trust, there’s also loss of safety, security, respect and love. Fortunately, learning to trust again is not impossible. Even if you have experienced trust-breaking situations, such as discovering that your partner has had an affair or has lied about something important, you can still rebuild trust.

In Part 2 of this series, I’ll be sharing some important tips that can help bring back trust in your relationship.

 

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Open and honest communication: The first and most important thing you need to do in order to rebuild trust is to maintain open and honest communication at all times. Stop lying even about the smallest of things and always be truthful to each other because nothing works like sincerity to bring back lost trust in a relationship.


Forgiveness: If you have been the victim of an extra marital affair or financial infidelity, but have decided to give the relationship another shot, then its important for you to first forgive your partner before you start the trust rebuilding process. By forgiving and making peace with your partner, you will be able to put the negative experiences behind you and focus on bringing back the trust in your relationship.


Reaffirm your love: Loss of trust often creates a feeling of insecurity and makes the affected person feel unloved or unvalued. If you are the one responsible for the loss of trust, then you need to reaffirm your love and affection for your partner to reduce doubt in the relationship. Making your partner feel valued will create the right atmosphere to rebuild lost trust.


Keep your promises: If you have fallen in the habit of making promises to your partner without being serious about them or have a history of broken promises, then its time for you to do what you say you are going to do. When you work hard to keep the promises you make, your partner will begin to gain faith in you and start trusting you.


Time and patience: Rebuilding trust takes time and is not an overnight process. In fact, the more serious the trust issues, the more time it will take for the situation to normalize. Both the partners need to give time for the emotional pain and anger to subside and show patience with the process of rebuilding trust which can often be challenging.


See a therapist: Therapy can help couples address and identify the source of trust issues. By working with a therapist, you can learn to separate past trust issues from future fears, and how to rebuild trust in existing relationships. A good therapist can guide you to identify where the trust was compromised in the past and teach you how to trust again in your existing or new relationship.

To read more please go back to Part 1 in this series!

If you'd like professional help rebuilding trust with your partner and repairing your relationship, contact Orly Gueron a Licensed marriage and family therapist and relationship specialist in Aventura, FL!