You said it in your question, their afraid, afraid of being hurt.
This is most likely due to one of two things: # Their compliment wasn't sincere. # They are afraid of being vulnerable or appearing sincere.
"The only thing to fear is fear itself" So you have to be afraid of being afraid. So I guess no, people dont have to be afraid of bees
Tell him if you Love him or not. if he's being sincere then he deserves a sincere answer.
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Obesophobia or Pocrescophobia.
being vulnerable and hurt
People who are not sincere are called dishonest and untrustworthy. People insincere in religious beliefs are called hypocrites.
Answer Being sincere to a friend is way different than being sincere to your spouce. You owe your spouce the decency to be sincere to that person as you would expect that person to be sincere with you. Friends however don't deserve the same kind of sincerity. After-all friends are exactly that, they are friends who come and go through life, but hopefully your spouce will be with you till the end of life.
Who would not be afraid of not being able to do what you would like to do.
He is probably not mature enough to be sincere -- many people never get to the point where they can be sincere with other people, which is a sad fact of life. If you want a sincere friend, you will need to either wait for him to grow up emotionally, or find someone else.
I think the answer is yes, because people responds when a person shows sincere interest in them and their well being. And furthermore, sincere love has a way removing barriers of resistance.