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What does it mean?
He approaches someone with total trust and lowered defenses.
In plain terms
I trust you completely and have no defenses.
What can you take from it?
True connection requires vulnerability.

Where it applies

  • relationship
  • confession
  • reconciliation

Putting it to work

  • lower defenses
  • show trust

Questions to consider

  • How do you trust someone?
  • When should you keep defenses up?

Another view

It makes him vulnerable to betrayal.

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