Why do people trust others so easily?

So why is it that after some people get screwed over more than one once they trust them again so easily? I don't understand.

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Cause you want to give people the benefit of the doubt. But sometimes they screw you over and you learn the hard way.

Maybe. They may also assume that most people can actually be trusted .@DevastatinglyGorgeous:

@Iamnolongerhere: I was raised to be a good person. But I found out the hard way that some people are just assholes. Never again..