I've seen other people talk about this before and at first I didn't understand how this could happen, but I've noticed now that there are cases where the closer you get to someone then the less you want to open up to them and even get emotional in front of them. Now I know in some cases, it could mean you aren't as close as you once were or you were never as close as you thought but there are other cases where you just no longer feel comfortable opening up. There are some people I used to like opening up to, but then once I became closer to them then I no longer liked opening up and I've seen men and women do this.

I've always wondered what causes this to happen, in a weird way it's as if you no longer feel comfortable showing vulnerabilities to someone you are close to and may even feel weird opening up to them too as if they're a complete stranger. Anyone else have this experience or have any idea why this happens? Makes me wonder if it has to do with maintaining an image. Also wonder if it has to do with being afraid to lose the person or being judged. Weird how it works though since it's someone you should feel most comfortable opening up to but instead you'd much rather turn to someone who you may not feel as close to in a strange way.