You can set up all the tests you like, but if you’re predisposed to suspicion, then this person will always fail. Trust begins with you.
You ran the gamut of emotions and in the end it all turned out to be a misunderstanding. Nevertheless there’s still something fundamentally amiss. You need to find out what that is.
Why reinvent the wheel when you can put a new twist on an old theme? This speaks innovation while giving off the feeling of familiarity.
No matter what you do, someone will be disappointed, so do what you feel is best. That way you know one person who will be pleased.
Ask yourself what you would do in similar straits. Let sympathy for another’s plight inform your dealings today.
You’d rather settle a matter in-house, but that doesn’t look possible. Seek the advice of an impartial third party.
