Posted by Dinah on August 8, 2004, at 14:59:36
In reply to sharing with new friends, posted by octopusprime on August 8, 2004, at 9:25:38
It's a tough call, I think. And one that I never negotiated well, so I usually just don't share.
My therapist says it's a process of disclosure and counterdisclosure, and that you can judge whether you're disclosing the appropriate amount by the amount of reciprocal disclosure.
But I have plenty of people I know that disclose incredibly intimate things to me without any reciprocal disclosure on my side, and I don't find it distressing.
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