Letting it all out in the open

BEING completely vulnerable and open about your emotions to a man takes great courage, especially if you have a past of being taken for granted.

Many women believe that if they express their true feelings to their men, they will be seen as week, or even taken for granted. And because of this lingering fear, some refuse to tell their men how they truly feel about them.

Similarly, many men have fallen into this same trap and hold back on saying how they really feel about their women. They are aware that if the woman calls the relationship to an immediate stop, it will be like taking oxygen from their bodies, but they refuse to express this. Then what happens is that both parties are in a relationship fraught with fears.

For a relationship to really thrive and do so in a healthy way, both partners should open up truly and fully about their emotions towards each other without fear. Life is meant to be lived fully, and how you feel about someone should never be hidden, as confession can strengthen the unity and intensify the intimacy.