I.Am.The.End,

You said, "I just know that being open and honest is the ideal, but isn't a good idea with most people".

So... what you're saying is that you're OK with not being open and honest and genuine... and that you're OK being in a relationship with someone that isn't open and honest and genuine too...

And the reason for being that way is because being open and honest and genuine and being yourself represents some sort of unattainable ideal that just isn't a very good idea in the real world...

You reap what you sow... It's true. You get back what you put in.

If you think you can never be yourself with anyone, the person that you are will always be standing in the shadows, yearning for the sunlight... But, hey, being able to stand in the sun is just being unrealistic and stupid... so it's better and certainly much easier to continue standing in the shadows...

Right?

Dan