Dear meganb,

Wearing your heart on your sleeve is completely dependent on the type of person you are. Different people have different personalities and have different perspectives on how to live their own lives. I feel like you are going through a similar feeling that I have went through time and time again. The most important thing to remember is you are sticking to the person you want to be and the person you are now. The world is filled with people that like to share their feelings, hide their feelings, have multiple romantic relationships, or just have one. You just have to figure out what type of person you are and to be comfortable with that. What makes you sad, happy, angry etc.? The most important job you have in the world is to figure yourself out and find answers to those questions. Some friends will advice you to let it go and if it works for them that’s great they figured that out. If that doesn’t work for you, it simply doesn’t work for you and that’s okay too. You just have to go and power through the emotions and in the end you will find out more about yourself and have more experience dealing with those emotions.