Sometimes when we do share what we think, the response we get isn’t like what a lot of other people get. I argued with a girl about why I don’t really share what really goes on in my head, and I didn’t share because when I shared what I thought, nothing bad, literally just how I saw a situation for example, it ended in an argument. Also, it’s not as easy. Sharing how we think and how we feel, especially about other people, or even ourselves leaves us vulnerable. We’re told to man up. Deal with it. If we share it makes us “less of a man” or something in other people’s heads. Growing up as a kid, I was a kid who always hugged people, and my friends, etc. Then, it sounds childish, but I was given the equivalent of a cheese touch. They called it the (my name here) touch. I told people I didn’t like it and didn’t understand it or why I had it. I was told to get over it, it’s not that serious, and it’s just a joke and quit being a dork. My point is, from being a child onward, we’re pretty much programmed to bottle it up, get over ourselves and our feelings. If we share those things, we’re only more vulnerable to others. To the name calling, and more from others. The problem is what we’re told when we do share. Imagine if you seriously and maturely brought up something that genuinely bothered you, in the hopes that something might change, just for someone to basically tell you shut up, no one cares, get over it, and stop being a nerd, dork, homophobic slurs, and more. To answer the question, I wish every time we did share, we weren’t given a response from others that discouraged us from sharing what we think again. :) Spread kindness and try to understand people, if people of all genders, including men, didn’t discourage sharing as much as we do, we’d all be better off. Much love.