build up

reliance, trust, confidence

to trust

many years

(used with negatives) for a long time

many years / a long lifespan

he / distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that / boyfriend

distal demonstrative, something far off removed from both speaker and listener: that, yon / particularly, male personal third person pronoun: he / by extension from he: boyfriend

he; boyfriend

relationship, relation / involvement, participation / personal connection, family relationship / romantic relationship