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Have you ever regretted opening up emotionally to a woman?

I saw a tiktok where a man was saying he regrets ever opening up emotionally to women. There were thousands of comments from men saying they've always been burned by sharing their emotions with a woman. She'll either bring it up later to hurt him or minimize it and tell him to get over it.

This was interesting to me because in my life as a woman, it was always a man who made me feel like I should have kept my emotions to myself. I've never regretted opening up to a woman.

But I suppose both men and women do it. Sharing your emotions with someone is unbelievably vulnerable, and some people will take advantage of it because they can.
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CrazyMusicLover · 31-35
Lol, of course, to my mother. I hope I finally learned to not to.
Akimbo75 · 46-50, F
@CrazyMusicLover Ha, my mother was too judgemental to confide in, so I never really did. It worked out for the best lol
JohnnyNoir · 61-69, M
No. It several cases I was finally able to express long held feelings to several women I was close to
Akimbo75 · 46-50, F
@JohnnyNoir That's nice to hear ❤
JohnnyNoir · 61-69, M
@Akimbo75 finally got the nerve to confess. Wish I had done it sooner
I think it's a gamble to open up emotionally to anyone. In truth nobody should feel ashamed for doing so as long as it was appropriate given the nature of the relationship. If someone chooses to use it against you then they're the dickhead, not you. I think that you're most likely to regret it if you do it too soon, which is what I mean about being appropriate.
Yes, to my ex wife. She tried to use what I told her to ruin my life- an evil eoman.
hunkalove · 70-79, M
I couldn't sit down for a week!
Akimbo75 · 46-50, F
@hunkalove She really had her way with you, eh?
exexec · 70-79, C
No. I have only done it with two women, my wife and one of my best friends from high school. The friend found me when I was in grad school and really needed encouragement. She was wonderful!
Nick1 · 61-69, M
When you open your heart to anyone, you are vulnerable. Just like open heart surgery. Lol
pdockal · 56-60, M
all depends on both parties involved
nevergiveup · 61-69, M
I made the mistake of trusting my manager. She gave me her word she would not tell anyone in the company. She told her husband that work in my area and he told some of his work mates. I had all the staff making comments and jokes
Floki · M
I don’t think it’s really a man or woman thing. The worst part isn’t opening up and having it used against you. It’s opening up to someone you trusted and finding out later that half the relationship was built on lies. There’s a kind of betrayal in someone asking for your honesty while giving you none of theirs.I don’t regret opening up. I regret trusting the wrong person.
Akimbo75 · 46-50, F
@Floki Good way of looking at it. Opening up is the bravest thing
MarineBob · 61-69, M
Which is why I value my privacy nowadays
FloorGenAdm · 51-55, M
It's all gonna get weaponized against you at some point.
nd some people will take advantage of it because they can

That’s probably more like it.

I don’t easily open up about personal things to people unless I’ve spent enough time with them to know if I could.

Before I disclose anything to anyone, I ask myself: “if this person turns out to be someone who cannot be trusted later on, what would I lose by sharing this (info) to him/her?

 
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