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The Provisional Truster

You extend trust early — but you're watching the whole time. Trust is conditional, observable, and revocable.

The dimensional signature
Extension 70
Verification 65
Recovery 40
Default 55
Calibration 65

What this type means

The Provisional Truster combines moderate extension with high verification — the "trust but verify" pattern. People get a chance, but the watching never fully stops until trust is upgraded. Common in people whose attachment system learned that trust is reasonable AND that it must be checked. Roughly 18–22% of the population.

In relationships

People feel given a chance — and they sense the test. Some thrive on it; others find it exhausting.

Watch for

Trust-while-watching is real trust only if you can actually relax. Otherwise it's surveillance with a friendly face.

The growth edge

Once someone's passed your provisional period, mark it explicitly: "I trust you on this — I'm not tracking it anymore." Otherwise the watch never ends.

Are you The Provisional Truster?

~5 min · 22 questions · free, no signup, and the result feeds your cross-test Portrait.

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The other types in The Trust Architecture

The Fast ExtenderThe VerifierThe AbsoluteThe CompartmentalizerThe Burnt

Pairs well with

The Attachment Reading →The Need Map →