A relationship that really had no secrets -- such as one with complete telepathy -- would put an end to the persistant fear that people are just pretending to like me, are tolerating me at best, using me at worst, and will eventually -- and intentionally -- hurt me.
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Re: Familiar Ground
It's entirely about pain prevention.