Is it easier to keep your distance and put up walls than be vulnerable?

Oh, goodness, I just got so screwed in a divorce, I swear I will never trust another person as long as I live. You are right, it is best not to trust people, they let you down every time. I don't hide myself, I am exactly who I was meant to be, so I don't make secrets of my life or who I am, but I have been pooped on enough for one lifetime. My "ye shall know tribulation" quota is full up for this lifetime. I think some people start out this way if their parents were divorced or a grandparent died when they were little. They have a feeling of being abandoned and so they keep people at a distance. It is like they dump friends before the friend gets a chance to dump them and cause the pain of early childhood. I guess for me I kept expecting to find a person with honor and integrity, I keep hoping there was good in people, but I get let down every time. There is a saying......The more I know people, the more I love my dogs. That is a good saying.