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Privacy controls how much of yourself you reveal to the people already in your life. For decades, Courtney kept her real feelings about Mr. X — and her worry for her mother — locked away, partly because Linda wouldn't tolerate criticism of her partner. Courtney turned the unexpressed worry into coldness and resentment instead. This conversation was the first time either woman actually opened the door on what she'd been carrying, and it only happened because the circumstances finally forced it.