Yesterday, one of the guys I work with said that I come off as a very trusting person.  I'm not.  I'm friendly to everyone, yes, but I'm not very trusting.  I mean, you're innocent until proven guilty, but I don't really trust you in the beginning.  Trust is something you have to earn, not something freely given.  I'm also not very apt to giving second chances, especially where my heart in concerned.  It like that old saying:  "Fool me once, shame on you.  Fool me twice, shame on me."  I don't want to be fooled twice.  All it takes is one time, and my walls go up.  So, in conclusion, even though it took a lot of meaningless rambling to get here, if you are wanting to capture my heart in friendship or love, you are going to have to prove yourself.  Prove it.