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Trust is like a bank account that you deposit a dollar in each day. You deposit that dollar by being honest and reliable throughout each day. At the end of a day of honesty and reliability, another dollar is added to your “Trust Bank Account.” The more dollar-earning days you accumulate, the more trustworthy you are. A single instance of dishonesty or of being unreliable will cost you dearly. The expense will depend on how serious the act of dishonesty or unreliability was in the eyes of your husband or wife. If you have built up a large sum of trust in your bank account over a long period of time, then you will probably have plenty of trust left over at the end of that disappointing day. But with too many costly days of being dishonest or unreliable, you can very quickly find yourself in debt. This is dangerous territory and a very serious crack in the foundation to your relationship. It is going to take time, but you can earn trust back by being honest and reliable day after day. Since you are at the beginning of your relationship, I strongly advise you to carefully add trust to your bank account each day and do your best to never have to cash in. This is not meant to be spending money. The idea is to build up great riches of trust in your relationship for a strong foundation.12
