Shall we dance?

How do we really get to know another person? We interrogate them. We watch their every move. We note how often they check their phone, or we find out what kind of television they like or don't like. But even with all this information, do we really know each other?

I think we learn a little each time we talk to someone or hang around them, but there is still so much that we do not know. How much do we share of ourselves? If we share something negative or dark, will they think ill of us? Will they walk away? What is too personal? When will the time come when it's ok to share the negative or dark?

It is an interesting dance that we do. We have a persona that we want to maintain, and yet there are things that give us away. We say something a certain way, or we give a certain look. We move a certain way, or we blink too many times. We are complex and we choose to dance in different ways, depending on who we are around.

Maybe it's the dance that keeps us going. We like to move, though sometimes it can be terrifying. I think the best and worst thing about the dance is that we just never know what the other person's next step will be.

When it gets right down to it, though, I like to dance.