So I’ve been thinking about this a lot lately — I was seeing someone casually, and after a while, we started getting really close, like emotionally close. We shared some deep stuff, and I felt super connected… but also kinda exposed? Like, I wasn’t sure if we were just being intimate or if I was making myself too vulnerable. It’s weird how easy it is to blur those lines. Has anyone else felt that sense of “maybe I shared too much too soon”?
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Reading this makes me think about how we often crave connection but don’t always know how to sit with the awkwardness that comes with real closeness. Sometimes it’s not about what’s shared but how we hold space for it — whether there’s room for silence, hesitation, or just not knowing what comes next. People handle that part so differently.
Reading this makes me think about how we often crave connection but don’t always know how to sit with the awkwardness that comes with real closeness. Sometimes it’s not about what’s shared but how we hold space for it — whether there’s room for silence, hesitation, or just not knowing what comes next. People handle that part so differently.
Yeah, I totally get that. I was in a similar situation last year — what started as a casual thing turned into long convos at 2am about childhood stuff and fears and all that. I didn’t mind opening up, but afterwards I had that “hangover” feeling, like I’d taken a risk without knowing what I’d get back. There’s this piece I read here that kinda talks about the emotional tension we carry when we try to stay honest but protected at the same time. Helped me make peace with not always having clear lines.