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Can trust and fear co-exist?
| I mean, it depends on, like, what context you're talking about.
Like, obviously trust and fear can co-exist in that you can trust someone but have fears about things.
If you have a fear of flying you can trust that nothing will happen during the flight while still feeling some anxiety from that irrational fear/phobia that's ingrained in you.
I trust my Fri when they're going out and promise to stay safe, but I still fear that something out of their control could potentially happen.
| I think so, even if we look at it in the scope of one relationship. I can totally trust someone in the sense that i cant imagine them actively hurting me, and still be anxious around them most of the time because that's just how i am
| Being anxious or worried isn't the same as being afraid. And trust has nothing to do with things people don't control.
| trust is remarkable in a relationship. but not able of having doubts is pure ignorance or naiveness (whatever you want to call it). relationships are a rather irrational phenomena, and has not much to do with rationality. therefore the two cannot co-exist (no balance).
| >>777984
It's weird to call human nature irrational. We are social creatures. We are meant to form relationships with and be able to trust eachother. That's not irrational. It's normal.
| >>778032 How mean. Every relationship has its ups and downs, and yes, even fear has its place sometimes. Or would you rather people broke up at the first hiccup rather than working on their future together?
| yea sure lol
| I'll take this with a hypothetical situation. I imagine that I am an underling to an empress and that the empire is in dire need of their strong guidance. For example there may be corrupt nobles opposing her and general poverty, let's say. In order for that single individual to be strong she'll need to propagate her will through her unquestioning subjects. If I am loyal to that empress and her cause, I would probably be honored to be induced fear of her.
| I am saying that if I was really loyal, I would treasure that fear and carry it within me on my missions, so that I may succeed.
I made it be an empress for you simps but it may as well be an emperor. The important part is probably affection, being close to her. Who knows, but here's my hypothetical answer. Also it sounds cool.
| >>778238 Fear isn't anxiety or worries. You can be worried about your relationship, but fear isn't the same. Fear is about survival, if you feel like your survival is at risk due to your relationship then I'm sorry but you shouldn't be in it. No "hiccup" will make you fear your relationship.
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