I've written small cards, cards on special occasions, poetry and a letter or two and I used to hand out chocolates on significant days. This was, however, a first relationship between ages 16-17.
I've been told specifically that I speak in metaphors and that when I believe in something, I mask it as a generalization.
"Well I think for some..." or "For others, I think...", etc. and I'll share my own conviction.
Perhaps it is hiding. However, no one can truly own another's essence, so I know that just through language, interpretation, something essential is lost. I do not have to hide for this to be true.
Unfortunately, it's either you understand or you don't.
If you don't, it comes down to belief.
Is an intuitive overzealous or highly protective of their inner structure? I am. Can it be a huge risk to allow someone a glimpse, to allow them even the slightest influence for fear of a shift or significant change? Yes, it is. Because if something is misplaced or inadvertently skewered within by someone else, you blame yourself for not having been strong enough to keep them out. A question: What is strength when inactive? Untested, unproven potential. What connection is absolutely without risk?
None. A connection is just that: Openness. A challenge.
Whatever may come from that, I assure you, you are strong enough.
Share what you can and all else, enjoy it. In the end, being in love is just as much an internal journey, an exploration of yourself as it is about what is shared.