It's kind of an empty way to live, and it makes me very sad at at times because I feel very alone. But I haven't found any other way to protect my heart from repeatedly being let down and hurt. People I interact with think they know me, and that we are good friends, but they only know about 15% of of who I am. There are very few people who I've allowed into my inner circle (I can count them on one hand). I treasure those few persons...