Mystery

Is an air of mystery necessary for some of the initial excitement in a relationship?

Later
Perhaps I've been a fool with this idea of showing all my cards at all times. It's hard to say at the moment... as with many things, you don't really know until you've placed your bets and the wheel has stopped spinning.

Next, of course, is my inerrant insecurity... surely at some point I will say something that will turn even the best of friends against me.

But I must stick by the rules. No matter what the short term cost or what useless worry currently occupies my mind.

I've tried living paranoid, taking no risks, with my guard fully up, and did not like the results. Embracing openness may be another extreme, but one I'm not done with yet.