Hi Anita,

It was actually my idea. I had a past experience that turned sour to the point that I had to completely remove myself from the environment and everyone involved. I had expressed to him that I was worried about losing friendships, and I think it was his way of being reassuring.

Insightful meaning we used to talk a lot about philosophy and abstract kinds of topics that were meaningful to both of us in a broader way, without needing to be specific about places or events. Lots of theoreticals, haha. But yes, at times I did get specific and try to work through the meaning of my past because I was emotionally open with him. There were rare occasions when he would open up in that way, but he usually resisted. I think it was hard for him to trust someone else with those kinds of emotions, whereas I had a tendency to trust easily (although that’s changed quite a bit now, ha.)