Thread: Why bother with true intimacy?
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Old Sep 11, 2015, 04:57 AM
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Originally Posted by DarknessIsMyFriend View Post
I'm only being as open as I am because of anonymity. I wouldn't be this open in real life with anybody unless I knew them for several years.

The rest of your post is helpful though. Thanks.
I get that.... I am more open here as well because I feel safe. I've talked about things on this site that I never shared with another individual.
At your age I did not acknowledge the things that you acknowledge about yourself.... that's moving in the right direction.
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