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The quiet bouncer at the door of every relationship, checking IDs you forgot you needed.
means A wary lack of confidence in someone or something, short of full-blown suspicion but past easy faith.
from From the prefix mis- (wrongly, badly) bolted onto trust, a Norse import meaning firmness or reliance — so literally trust gone wrong.
Sibling rivalryMilder than distrust, which has fuller evidence behind it.
Gut checkOften a feeling before it is a fact.
Survival traitEvolution favored ancestors who doubted the rustling bush.