if it is private to you then he should have asked and respected your decision no matter what it was. my boyfriend and i are extremely open with each other but that doesnt mean i want him reading about my every little thought, and he feels the same way. plus i feel like some of the things i wrote in my journal when i was younger would either make him feel bad or embarrass me. plus, not everything we write down at the minute were thinking it is true. if were in a fight and i journal and write "i hate him!" i dont really hate him. but if he were to read that later on it would hurt him. i feel its a personal place to vent and should be private. and i also dont think you should stop journaling. if it helped you then you should continue.