It might seem scary, but showing emotion and expressing your needs is how you build intimacy.

 Instead of expressing how we feel, we blame, judge and then convict the other person of being guilty. Then we project our verdict onto them and wonder why they react negatively and then use that negative reaction as further proof that our verdict was in fact, correct.
 Instead of blaming and judging, if we can open up, become vulnerable and EXPRESS our feelings and needs, we give the other person an opportunity to course correct with this new information.
 And, if over time we are expressing our needs and feelings and they aren't being seen, have the courage to pick up our things and leave. That's the Master's path - vulnerability and courage.

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