Withholding is a Defense Mechanism
Withholding isn’t about blatant dishonesty; it’s about selectively omitting, staying vague, or avoiding openness with a partner. It can be as simple as not sharing what you did that day or as complex as keeping entire emotional worlds private. At its core, withholding is not just about privacy or personal space it’s about a fear of intimacy, a method of…
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