Wondering if anyone has any advice on trying to overcome trust issues? I’ve been dating someone for 2 months and he’s been cheated on in the past. I think he’s projecting those insecurities onto this relationship and I think he fundamentally doesn’t trust me, even though I’ve never cheated on anyone in my past and I’ve never given him any reason to not trust me. Is this something that we can work through or is this something that he needs to figure out on his own? I’ve tried to reassure him [con

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My advice is that you aren’t and shouldn’t feel the need to be anyone’s savior. If he has issues let him deal with those issues himself and put yourself first. There are other people out there without trust issues.

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Thank you- that’s what my head is saying, but it just sucks.

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Don’t be a savior… life’s too short to put up with unnecessary drama like this.

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[continued] but I can’t keep having to do that and just want him to trust me. I’ve been cheated on in the past, but I got over it through therapy, etc. and wondering if people have any advice on this? TIA.

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