Funny how intimacy can, in the right circumstances, subject to the right influences, become utterly terrifying, as if the very thought of opening up to another human being means putting yourself in harm’s way. There’s risk in vulnerability, no doubt. Vulnerability means risking yourself, your pride, dignity, and self-worth; it means, for one brief moment, exposing your interior fears and embarrassments, and the impact of that brief moment can last a lifetime, the way water ripples over a lake after you upset its surface calm with a stone.

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