Last month, Dr. Anthony Fauci said, “I don’t think we should ever shake hands again.” On hearing about this, I considered the ramifications of what he said. His simple sentence has massive ramifications on human relationships and trust.
One of the reasons I considered his statement is that there are many people blindly following anything he says. Even though he constantly revises his projections, there are those who consider anything he says as the gospel truth. They are true Dr. Fauci fanboys.
My neighbor is one of those Fauci fanboys who unquestionably believe everything he says. She states “The only person I believe is Dr. Fauci.” When there are fanboys who blindly follow him, then his statement about handshakes has to be taken seriously.
In terms of affairs, his statement amounts to saying that people will never trust each other again. He’s making a statement about a scar on trust. The damage to trust is long-term.
In my mind, he’s saying that people will never be able to trust again due to the virus and its effects. He’s implying that relationships will not be fully trusting into the future.
All the masks, gloves and social distancing only increase fears and suspicion. You wonder who you can trust and ‘who is safe?’
This was reinforced when while on a walk, my youngest son asked me a pertinent question. He asked, “Dad, how will all this mask wearing effect relationships when this virus thing is over?”
When I consider my son’s question and Fauci’s statement related to affairs, Fauci made quite a statement. It carries the lesson that people will never be able to trust again.
Fauci’s statement when applied to cheaters implies you should never trust a cheater again. It says that ‘trust is dead!’
I disagree with his position. Trust is essential in human relationships. You need trust in order for your marriage to work.
You need trust in moving past infidelity. Trust is required in making many of the daily decisions in raising a family.
When trust is damaged either by an affair or an event like the virus, it can be rebuilt. In my video “How can I trust you again?” I show you how to rebuild trust. It can be rebuilt, even though the Dr. Fauci types claim we’ll never trust others like we did before.
You don’t have to be a Dr. Fauci type. You can instead have trust again and repair your marriage. Click and download the video today. You can start the rebuild of trust in your life and marriage in minutes.
Keeping It Real,
Jeff
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Shortly after posting this article, I received email questioning my point about trust suffering as a result of events. I addressed those concerns at the time. Since the original posting, research is starting to come out regarding how the masks and social distancing are impacting mental health in a negative way. http://tapnewswire.com/2020/09/anxiety-depression-and-suicide-are-at-all-time-highs-masks-a-major-factor/
Jeff