"This relationship is going to be built on trust"
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The phrase also functions as preemptive narrative management. In a media ecosystem that turns couples into storylines, "trust" becomes a keyword meant to steer interpretation: don’t frame this as opportunism, don’t look for betrayal, don’t reduce it to spectacle. At the same time, invoking trust invites the audience to consider why it needs to be said. People in stable, private relationships rarely announce the load-bearing beams. Public couples do, because their intimacy is constantly audited by rumor, prying, and the lingering expectation that someone is performing.
Maples’ acting background matters here: she understands that relationships in the spotlight are part emotional reality, part public script. The line reads as both vow and boundary, a way to signal seriousness while quietly negotiating the power imbalance between a private bond and the public that feels entitled to it. Trust, in this context, isn’t just between two people; it’s between the couple and the world watching for cracks.
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Maples, Marla. (2026, January 15). This relationship is going to be built on trust. FixQuotes. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/this-relationship-is-going-to-be-built-on-trust-72695/
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Maples, Marla. "This relationship is going to be built on trust." FixQuotes. January 15, 2026. https://fixquotes.com/quotes/this-relationship-is-going-to-be-built-on-trust-72695/.
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"This relationship is going to be built on trust." FixQuotes, 15 Jan. 2026, https://fixquotes.com/quotes/this-relationship-is-going-to-be-built-on-trust-72695/. Accessed 12 Feb. 2026.








