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Individuals find intrinsic value in self-disclosure.

People regret missing opportunities to share their thoughts with others.

Missing social opportunities can prompt higher willingness to self-disclose to a new partner.

Wherever you live in the world, people are identified and defined by shared humanity. Yet most people have a more intimate point in common as well: They enjoy sharing personal information. Accordingly, people instinctively like you when you express genuine interest in learning about them. When someone is delighted to have met you at a social function, it is likely because they did most of the talking. We are drawn to people who indulge our desire for self-disclosure, and we remember them. Fondly. Research explains.

The Value of Self-Disclosure

D.I. Tamir and J.P. Mitchell set out years ago to confirm theories holding that people find intrinsic value in self-disclosure, finding support for this hypothesis through conducting five studies.[i] This value stemmed in part from the independent........

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