is silence the better option?

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I find myself doomed to this repeating cycle, either i so guarded that you will not know me anybetter after a year than u would after a first date. Or i try to open up to someone and either scare them off or say something the wrong way and end up offending or hurting them (usually while trying to explaine why i had suddenly withdrawn compleatly)
I could just lie and say that something came up and just omitt that this was staring at the wall while tears streamed down my cheeks. But i get this foolish idea that by being open that it will bring greator closeness with others even when it usually just results in me feeling more isolated.

Do you ever have the feeling, yourself, of discomfort from others' revelations?

People each have their own comfort levels for disclosure, and you may have to slow yourself down to match your prospective partner's pace. Try to see it as a dimmer switch rather than a regular light switch. If you learn to match other people's pace, and lead by just a little in the direction you want to go, you can improve all your communication with people. Maybe you can practice this in a situation where you don't have such strong emotions about the relationship.

Better to remain silent and have them think of you as a fool,
Than to start talking and confirm their suspicions.

The dimmer switch never worked on my brain.
Like if i dont just let it flow out when it wants to it is never comming out.
Honestly i have experince more discomfort revealing things about myself then when others do it.

More often then not telling someone that i loved them has felt like a confession like it was something shameful i was revealing