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I don't think you can have a really, really tight bond with someone if you never give them a chance to hurt you. If you don't share information about yourself

I don't think you can have a really, really tight bond with someone if you never give them a chance to hurt you. If you don't share information about yourself that they could use to hurt you, then you haven't actually trusted them, and the bond you feel isn't as strong as it could be.

cpsempek 9y ago
Yes, this makes sense as a hypothesis, it certainly feels right, but the parent comment was referring to research establishing a relationship between tight friendship and vulnerability. How are these things defined in such research, measured, etc.? That is what I am unable to understand.