This entry will be redundant for those who read the vagrant board (perhaps all of you--if not, use the comments feature and say hello!) but i'm trying to get down somewhere the things I write--not because I am any kind of authority, but to observe my own process of thought, to have a small collection of my own thoughts on things that actually matter (as opposed to just rambling or whining as I do so often here).

the question asked: can there be love without trust?

love can definitely exist without trust. true love in an abstract sense is not dependent on trust whatsoever, whether it be a family, friendship, or romantic love.
however, love in the romantic sense is very often tied to the state of the relationship (or lack thereof). romantic love is quite obviously different than the love Christians are called to have and share, though romantic love cannot exist without it.
for a romantic love relationship to work, though, trust must be involved. there are different levels of trust, yes, and sometimes a relationship can operate on a relatively fairly low degree of trust, but somehow, somewhere, trust has to be there. for a relationship to work well, then there does need to be a high level of trust. trust goes both ways, however--each person must trust the other, and each person must help the other person to trust through communicating, behaving responsibly, etc.