11 Obvious Signs That Someone Can’t Be Trusted

Trust is the superglue of all human connections, from chance encounters to friendships and intimate relationships. It governs all the interactions we have with each other.

However, it is so hard to trust people around you, even if they are your friends, boyfriend, girlfriend, family members, coworkers, politicians, and strangers. So when one netizen asked about trust on social media, people flooded the post with their experiences, opinions, and thoughts.

A Reddit user asked the online forum “What small thing makes you automatically distrust someone?” and 11 responses are unfortunately too relatable.

1. “When they flat out ignore what you say to talk about themselves. I don’t trust you, I know you’re only there for your own benefit and f**k anyone else around you.” — PotShotShooter

2. “If someone happily tells you they’ve cheated on someone before. One of the biggest red flags ever.” — lszommer1

3. “When they give non-apologies after doing something wrong, like ‘I’m sorry to see you feel that way’ instead of ‘I’m sorry for what I did.’ Or, ‘That’s just the way I am,’ or ‘Why do you care so much?’ or ‘It’s not a big deal.'” — ghost0427

4. “When someone borrows something and never attempts to return or mention it until you bring it up.” — supnottoomuch

5. “When they put a lot of energy into manipulating people instead of just living their lives.” — blinkysmurf

6. “‘They told me not to tell anyone but…’ Never will trust someone like that. If they tell me other people’s secrets, they’ll no doubt tell other people mine.” — YikesImBack

7. “Repeatedly not following through… small things too. ‘Hey, I’ll talk to you later this afternoon.’ Nothing. ‘I listened to this great song, I’ll send it to you.’ Nothing. I just feel like those little moments are foreshadowing bigger things/disappointments to come.” — TristramBambi

8. “It’s said so often I’m not worried about giving it away. Mistreating service people, children, less intelligent people, and animals.” — -a-y

9. “When their opinions on the same topics change depending on who they are with.” — OutBack10

10. “When I catch them lying about something very small with no consequences if they were to tell the truth.” — incomplewor

11. “When they are SUPER nice to me, compliment the hell out of me and want to be best friends right away. Immediately makes me suspicious and I put my guard up. I assume they have ulterior motives and are trying to establish a false rapport with me in order to throw me off their scent.” — Spookyredd