Oh, this actually feels related to my relational-stance take on this. When I decide to trust a friend, colleague or romantic partner, I’m giving them the power to hurt me in some way (possibly psychologically). There’s practical versions of this, but part of it is something like “we are choosing to be the sort of people who going to share secrets and vulnerabilities to each other.”
This is also just another way of saying “willing to be vulnerable” (from my answer below) or maybe “decision to be vulnerable”. Many of these answers are just saying the same thing in different words.
Oh, this actually feels related to my relational-stance take on this. When I decide to trust a friend, colleague or romantic partner, I’m giving them the power to hurt me in some way (possibly psychologically). There’s practical versions of this, but part of it is something like “we are choosing to be the sort of people who going to share secrets and vulnerabilities to each other.”
This is also just another way of saying “willing to be vulnerable” (from my answer below) or maybe “decision to be vulnerable”. Many of these answers are just saying the same thing in different words.