How to get the trust from the first meeting? And how to maintain and develop long-term relationship?

- Trust can not be known at the first time of meeting. It is always a process to build trust. It may come to the first time if the one you met is introduce from a person you trusted.
- Building a long-term relationship needs respectful, balancing the right and trust.
--> It is always easy to say that but everyone needs experience to deal with each situation happening during the relationship and again experience will build your life skills.

@ Nghia: thank Nghia for your sharing.

@ chi Thanh: I like your ideas "Keep simple promise" and "Give to receive". You always make difference by great skill at building relationship. Thank you for your sharing.

I agree with everything everyone said before me. I recall a phrase from a book I read (I think it was never eat lunch alone) that was "be more interested than interesting". In other words, be interested in the person you are meeting more than talking about yourself and how you are interesting. I find that this works well. Also I try to find a thread that is common between myself and the person I meet.

A common thread example - I recently met someone from Seoul South Korea. I mentioned I had a friend who came from Seoul but has since returned to Inchon. It turned out this person knew my friend. I also met a business leader from Inchon and in discussions his University's President received her PhD from Temple University where I work. You will not always find something that common but any commonality will work.

Lastly write down everything. When I go to conferences I wrote down who I met, our common threads and anything distinctive they have said. That helps me remember them and the next time I see them I bring up something personal - examples: how is your son? How was your vacation? etc.

Good luck!

look in partner's eyes, tell the truth, be honest, be confident and make an interesting meeting

1) First impression: I have read from a book that YOUR FIRST 7-SECOND-APPEARANCE is very very important. It still influences how people think about and judge you many years later. So, be on time and well-prepared for the 1st meet.

2) Doing is better than talking: Don't be to much talkative. What you do is stronger than what you talk

3) Be your self: Let your partner/friend see you and feel you from every aspect (i.e. a white-collar at the office, a husband/wife at home, a friend at the party,....). Don't be ceremonious and much formal. Be open. Be all what you are. People need to see you in the real life. Tell them your weak points if you have.

4) Keep promise. Tell your partner/friend the truth in case you fail to keep promise. Sincerely ask them for understanding and help.

5) Be friends: Meet and communicate with your partner frequently. Share any common hobbies

6) Caring & Helping: Help them as much as you can. Living is giving. You get what you give. Heath, Children and Career are what people care most, so, help people improve these in any possible ways.

Cheers ~/~