23(F) I overshare because I trust people, but when they don't open up to me, I feel like the fool
I have a habit of sharing every detail of my life with people I trust, whether it's about me or my family. But in the end, I'm always the one sharing everything. When it's the other person's turn, they often say, "I don't share my private things." Every time I hear that, it breaks something inside me.
It always leaves me wondering: Am I a fool for trusting people this much? Or am I just not trustworthy enough for people to open up to me?
Because of this, I've started wanting to change my habit of sharing every little detail of my life. I always end up regretting it later.
I'm not saying people who choose not to share are wrong. Everyone has the right to keep things private. But when they say that to me after I've shared so much with them, it makes me feel like I'm the dumb one for trusting so easily.
Recently, this happened with my boyfriend. I asked him about a part of his past that has always made me feel insecure—something personal about his casual relationships through dating apps. His response was, "I won't share my private things." This wasn't the first time he's said that about this topic.
Again, I'm not saying he's wrong. It's his choice, and I'm not blaming him for wanting privacy. What hurt me was that I've shared everything with him, even things that are deeply personal to me, because I trusted him. Hearing him say that made me feel like I was foolish for being so open while he still feels that some parts of his life should stay private, even with me.
I couldn't stop crying after that conversation.
Has anyone else felt this way? How do you stop oversharing without becoming emotionally closed off? And how do you deal with the feeling that your trust isn't being matched?