Because openness is always a risk. The risk of being misunderstood, ridiculed or rejected. From childhood we learn to protect ourselves: not to cry, not to complain, to be strong. And this habit often carries over into adult relationships. We show confidence, independence, control - everything except those parts that seem “weak”.

At the core of these reactions is often a fear of loss. We are afraid that if we reveal our experiences, our partner will change his attitude towards us. That our worries will seem ridiculous and our pain unimportant. Therefore, we choose silence, jokes, distance. But it is when we close ourselves off that we deprive the other person of the opportunity to truly understand us.

Openness does not mean complaining or passing the buck. This is the ability to honestly talk about what you feel: about fear, about resentment, about uncertainty. These conversations require courage, but they are what create emotional depth in a relationship. When a person shares his feelings, he invites his partner not just to be close, but to be closer.

Being vulnerable is not weakness, but strength. Only those who are confident in themselves and in others are able to trust. And if there is room for sincerity in a relationship, it becomes not just comfortable, but alive. After all, it is in such moments that real understanding is born - what people come to each other for.