With healthy emotional boundaries, you express your feelings and personal information to others gradually, not all at once. This also means you share only when it’s appropriate, and you choose your confidants carefully. In an Instagram poll, I asked, “Have you ever shared a friend’s secret with someone else?” Seventy-two percent said, “Yes, I’ve shared a secret.” I received several DMs explaining why the secrets were shared. Here are a few reasons: The secret was too burdensome. There was a safety concern. “I can’t keep a secret.” “I tell my partner everything.”
