Before we date, I personally think we need to tell each other the truth. Like, I'm damaged, I sometimes wanna spend tym alone, I drink/cry to ease the pain, I'm moody, I'm always scared to lose people I love, but I love hard. So we can understand what we getting into
One thing I've realized is that, you don't need to vent to your friends about everything that you're going through. Sometimes it's okay to just pray about it and move on. Let it be between you and God.