I had a very interesting conversation this week with a friend who is going through a bad divorce situation and this issue came up...

What is the difference between an assumption and trust? What do you think about this...

I see an assumption as an expectation based on previous knowledge and trust as an expectation based on faith in something/someone. Well, sort of. I guess I "assume" based on prior knowledge of how a situation should work out (precidents, etc.) and "trust" based on someone elses' inside knowledge of the situation and their ability to perform the task maybe?

Here is what I think you may trust someone to do aomething but never just assume they will do it.
Assuming it thinking somehting will be done without asking. Trust is knowing that they will do something that they were asked to do.
When you assume all you do is make an ass out of u and me

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Ditto.

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Ephesians 5:15

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HyR41JbpL_g

Those are interesting and I have been trying to think through this. Let me ask from another angle...

Do things change when love and commitment are involved in some way?

But when a true and deep love is involved...a young three year old child that a couple has had is involved...do these two words trust/assumption gain different meaning in any way?

No, I am married and I trust my wife not to cheat on me because that is the "agreement" when you get married, but that is not an assumption.
I also trust "for rocher and poorer" "insickness and health" etc. because it is stated at the beginning.
But trust can be broken.
Also when I want her to do something or her me we still voice it. We do not just assume that each other will do something.
I just do not assume that she will cook dinner or visa versa, otherwise it will be time for supper and nothing to eat.
One rule I live by is never to assume anything. Always find out for sure then you are not assuming. That is where communication in a marriage comes in.
I look at my Grandparents married for over 60 years and they still talk and do not assume anything.

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People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
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I trust the pharmacist to put the right pills in my prescription, but assume she didn't make a mistake.

How about this: Trust implies one's intentions are good. Assumptions imply that the chances are good.

First, I am divorced myself (for four years now, was married for 13 years, no kids), I have some thought as well.

This really comes up because the guy I was talking with has some real problems to contend with and everything focuses around that little 3 year old girl. The trust/assume thing is really screwed up in this situation...part of it (I think) is the 12 year age difference in the age of the parents.

Would the age of the person matter a lot in the perception of trust/assumption?

I think that the individual's morality would be more important than age. I was certainly more trustworthy as a child than in college, but I consider myself more trustworthy now because I have more morals than when I was 20ish.

I do not assume that either I make the double check it.

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People should not be afraid of their governments. Governments should be afraid of their people.
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