lessons learned?

Well yes, but actually no. I don't know if I did this all over again with someone new, would I put myself out there as much as I did before? Because you should put yourself out there, open up to someone to

deepen your bond, right? It just means it's easier for them to feel like they have power over ya and that's what hurts. It's messed up to use someone's vulnerability as a perfect opportunity to become the bigger person or the one in charge. I have done that before though, and I'm really not proud of it. I think yes, you should open up but to the right person. Sometimes, you'll never know what kind of person they are until you do open up, and that sucks, but it's a part of finding out. If you never invest anything, you'll never feel the full emotional feeling of it. That's what makes sense at least...