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They say if you don’t have trust in a relationship, then you have nothing. I believe that to be true. If you don’t trust your partner, then anything you do is shrouded in the dark cloud of worry. You worry that if you aren’t perfect/engaging enough/attractive enough/attentive enough that he’ll stray. Heck, you worry any time he isn’t directly within your line of sight. You can’t really enjoy a relationship if you don’t have trust, because if you don’t have trust, then that means that you don’t believe your partner has your best interests at heart. When you know your partner would put keeping you safe and loyalty to you above all else, then you feel relaxed and free in your relationship. If you don’t believe those things to be true, you’ll never feel at ease. Here it is, plain and simple: signs you have total trust in your relationship.

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You can go MIA on a trip

You don’t need to check in on your partner every X amount of hours when you go out of town. You can fully enjoy the fact that you don’t have a schedule on vacation, and don’t have to set alarms to text or call your boyfriend at set times.

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You’re comfortable having any friend around

There is no friend that you worry about having around. You aren’t worried that your partner would pick up on some flirtation with any of your friends, nor are you worried any friends would tell stories that would make your partner jealous.

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He can say someone else is attractive

Your partner is allowed to acknowledge that another woman is attractive, just like you’re allowed to acknowledge another man is attractive. You realize that you both have eyes and can see simple facts like, “That person is good looking.” It doesn’t mean you want to be with them.