Question

One risk of disclosure is a potential loss of influence in the relationship. once you confess a secret weakness, your control over how the other person views you can be diminished.
a. true
b. false

Answer 1

That statement is true.
In initial phase of the relationship, it is far easier to hide a certain character from your partner since both individuals haven't been exposed to each other's habbit.
Once you confess a certain weakness,  you no longer be able to choose which character that you wanted other to perceive because the illusion that you put as a front for your previous character is already shattered.

Answer 2

True. Once someone confesses a fault or secret weakness they often lose control over how they are viewed or perceived. Sometimes disclosure will often result in outright rejection, and even if it doesn't, It creates a negative impression in the.other party's mind, this of course, means that disclosure can lead to more and more dissatisfaction in a relationship. A p.edophile confesses to his wife that he did it; a man opens up to his wife about his HIV status; both of these can wreak any relationship in minutes. There are many reasons one would have to disclose especially if the other person is very important to you, or one's moral obligation to disclose. It will be equally (or even more) painful to hear the offenses/crime elsewhere.