As others have told me a lot lately, it's ok to need a supportive person sometimes. Also being "needy" isn't always bad. My t was trying to tell me that everyone needs others at times... I tried my best to believe her

As for telling a stranger more than a t, I know for me it very much is about impressions and history. A stranger has no prior opinion of me to tarnish, but t (who I will likely see again rather often) might see me differently with the new info. There's something less threatening about telling our secrets to strangers who hold no emotional power over us... just my theory though.

Glad I could help out with the email thing. Sometimes the "simplest" things are hard to see when we are caught up in the situation. I know it's certainly true for me. If I had a nickle for every time someone pointed out something like that, I'd be set for life, lol!