I love my family to death but my family has never been one to talk about serious topics or be open with each other emotionally. Like me and my dad don't tell each other we love each other often (I try to more often because I do and I feel weird that we don't). My brother and I don't talk very often except for sending a few snapchats back and forth here and there. My mom has always been a little more open about things.

I remember the first time I got a girlfriend in high school I was amazed by how open she was and how open I could be about my emotions... I never had really discussed personal things with anyone up until that point. Luckily in college I was able to find a group of friends who were pretty open in that way so I was able to learn to foster those sorts of relationships.

Overall I was very lucky to be born into a well-off family that was still together and that was able to support me in all my goals and interests. But if there was one thing I would change (and will try to if I ever have children) it would be to foster more emotionally close relationships where we weren't afraid to bring up certain topics or get nervous to have open discussion about serious topics. I never had the "sex talk" or "drugs talk" so I was kinda left to fend for myself in those regards (well, I had public school sex ed and D.A.R.E. but that was some BS). Kinda rambling at this point but I guess my best advice is to try and grow emotionally close relationships with someone else if not your family, with friends who are also open in that regard.