It's a NO for me

Though I have not seen or met a telepathist before, because of this, it will be very difficult to assume what my reaction would have been or would be if I had a partner who could read minds.

If I discover that my partner could read minds and never told me about it, I'll certainly begin to feel insecure; the insecurity would be a result of all the lies, pretense, and secrets being already revealed. And because of this, I'll feel so insecure around my partner.

There are lots of impacts this could have on trust and privacy. We carry many secrets, the good ones that can be shared but probably waiting for the right time to talk, the embarrassing secrets that cannot be shared, lies, all these you know he is aware of, automatically you feel you're exposed, vulnerable and this leads to breach of trust and privacy in both partners, which is unhealthy for any relationship.

It also has a negative impact on relationships; if a partner judges you based on what he or she already knows, it will lead to a lack of open communication, which might later lead to an emotional distance.

If I'm the one in the shoes of having a partner who can read my mind, then as emotional and heartbreaking as I would be, I won't be free around him, knowing everything I have hidden from him has always been exposed, he will lost complete trust in me and only pretend to play along. He will have some hidden resentment and his judgment many times would have been because of what he knows, while I'm thinking otherwise. These will give me an emotional breakdown and can lead to an emotional distance.

And the question of what, if I knew he could read minds from the start, would I have gotten into the relationship? The question has no direct response. It depends on how one feels at the moment, when someone hasn't been involved in a relationship, what you think you can live with is quite different from what you live with after being in the relationship.

I might say, fine, he is telepathic, he can always read my mind, then I know I have to be completely open with him, and since I love him I don't care about what he knows, and at the same time, the thoughts of knowing that I'm exposed can put me off. So, If I had known all these before the relationship, I wouldn't have gotten into the relationship because, certainly, there would be issues in the future; no man can continue to pretend not to know what he knows, especially when it hurts, snd that will be a red flag.

So, reading minds is a NO for me, it will be a deal breaker if he keeps
this a secret from the start of the relationship. Such a person is dangerous to live with!

This post is in response to the #hivelearners community contest on the topic: Reading minds.

The image is mine.

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