It takes a long time to become comfortable with someone. Some people wear their hearts on their sleeves and let everyone in, but most people are prepared to keep walls up for years upon years. Because so many of us do it, it's unfair to expect to get to know someone so quickly, especially in dating.
Dating culture right now has put an emphasis on taking it slow to reveal your true self to a partner. Why? Standards are extremely high. It is so hard to meet someone that would learn all of the deepest parts of you early on and not see it as a red flag. It has become standard to ease the partner in and make them prove their loyalty before you can show a less-likable side.
Surely that is why so many people are single now. It could be that these people who have walls up are being smart and protecting themselves, but really it is just the past affecting their future actions. It's all smart, but it definitely makes it harder to meet someone.
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