My principle is, I feel, similar to yours on a foundational level: be irreverent about myself, but (moderately) reverent toward others. That helps me to retain empathy in the face of my word-barf storytelling style — and it’s probably saved my ass a few times when I had bad ideas about what to share!

It’s not easy to navigate personal confessions and intimate relationships but hey, who ever said writing was easy? Thanks for sharing your insight!