do you hold back

snw_

when talking to people? meaning, when you are feeling something and feel like telling them, do you just put it all out there, throwing caution to the wind, letting the chips fall where they may? or do you hold back, protecting yourself from any real or imagined repurcussions?

personally, i bare my soul. often times, i'm afraid i say too much, but then again, i'm good with the fact i don't hold anything back. there is nothing i wish i told someone.


i figureeeee have this one life to live. and to make the most of it, i don't want there to be any secrets, especially with the ones i care about. sometimes what i say makes me want to throw up. sometimes it makes my heart skip a beat. sometimes i just feel relieved that what had to be said got said.

so, if you are friends with me, don't ever think there's something i'm not telling you. with me, you get it all.

_SusieQ_

Honestly, I do hold back a lot in real life. I find myself being much freer online, and with those i have met on here.

I love how open you are, and I wouldn't change that at all. In fact, I think I need another phone call soon.

GasMasterFlash

I just stare at their boobs.

UsedToBeHusky

I'm pretty much like you. I try to hold back but what I feel usually comes gushing out... I'm a gusher. :blushing:

Mercenary1914

We must be brother and sister....I don't hold anything back either.

Allie_71

Same here. It's probably not a good way to protect yourself, but at least everything you experience, you do it with your whole self.


Wouldn't have it any other way. Sometimes you get burned, but it's better than feeling left out in the cold.

:flowerforyou:

hiker282

Depends..I've learned not to share too much...

logicman69

Yes, but it is selective. I come from a sales background, so I learned when to talk and when to just sit back and let the other person talk.

76tech

i hold back less than people think i should. so i'm a little restrained but not too much i suppose.

Maude_Lewbowski

There's a fine line, though...IRL I'm more likely to tell it like it is with no tact. The interwebz is recordedz.

_Elemenopee_

I will have oral diarrhea if it won't affect me directly. If it could bit me in the *kitten*, I keep my mouth shut and hate myself for doing so...teach me please!!

CoryIda

I am very blunt, but I hate hurting people's feelings so I try to use tact.

linda110459

I think you have to be careful, especially on line....not so much in person....you can choose depending on the situation what is right....your gut usually tells you. ;-)

mslack01

I'm pretty much like you. I try to hold back but what I feel usually comes gushing out... I'm a gusher. :blushing:

I'm like this with almost everyone but my husband. For some godforsaken reason he is the one I have the most difficult time being open with. Sad but true.

_Christine_

Some people I tell all.

Others I give a second chance, "you sure" before I do.

Some I don't tell a thing to.

*How much I reveal depends on how much time I spend with them.

Cliffslosinit

Don't know ya....but think just like you.
I'm an open book.
You will always know where you stand with me.
Yes I hurt feelings but that is not my intention.
It's easier to remember the truth than lies.

LovelyLifter

I attempt not to hold back

it depends on the person honestly if they can handle it

i have a huge problem with feeling bad if I hurt someones feelings

Bigpelly8

I am very blunt, but I hate hurting people's feelings so I try to use tact.

same here. I try to let you know you are being a **** head, but make you feel like the best **** head in all the land!

Beastette

Depends on the person and the situation. Sometimes, keeping it real goes wrong.

Depends on how much I care about the person, the situation, and the outcome.

ETA: My face shows everything, though. Thank goodness people don't pay attention too often.

loneworg

I hold back but I am very socialbly awkward. I turtle up even when I stand in line at the gas station. (I do have social anixity too)

infamousmk

There is not much I hold back on saying.

AmberJslimsAWAY

I have zero filter from brain to mouth. I get in trouble a lot.

Pocket_Pixi

I just let it all out. Friends of mine irl tell me I lack a filter but you always know where I stand. Always.

_binary_jester_

I don't think I even have to answer this.

crisanderson27

I attempt not to hold back

it depends on the person honestly if they can handle it

i have a huge problem with feeling bad if I hurt someones feelings

This is because you're an incredible person .

For me...it also depends on the person. But if I feel something about someone, and its something that can have an affect on our relationship, I almost always (almost being 99.9%) tell them.

scs143

Some people I tell all.

Others I give a second chance, "you sure" before I do.

Some I don't tell a thing to.

*How much I reveal depends on how much time I spend with them.

Pretty much this.

RunningDirty

I used to hold back, but now I can't shut my mouth and it's working for me so I'll just continue on with what's working. At least I know it's said, it's out there, and then I can just let the chips fall where they may without any regrets of what should have been said but never was! I sleep pretty good now.

boldtsmith

:drinker: :drinker: No beer--I'm very politic
2 beers--I'm bubbly and open
6 beers--I'm brutally honest (and funny)
8 beers--I'm...well how the heck would I know?
:drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker: :drinker:

Tiggerrick

I gauge each individual first, then I modify my approach. I wish to be understood, and blurting everything out leads to confusion. However, IF THEY ASK - I can be brutally honest, so I always say that if you don't want to know what I really think, if you don't want to know the answer, or if you think you might get an answer you don't want to know, don't ask.

sazzyp1973

I think before I speak but will won't hold back to those I trust

_the_feniks_

Yes.