Do you think that we all keep secrets from our significant others in one way or another?
457874
I think we all do. After all, the plain, unvarnished truth about everything might actually be cruel. Not only that, but most of us are not all that honest with OURSELVES, let alone someone outside of ourselves, despite the closeness of that person to our hearts.\n\nAs with many issues in our complex lives and complicated brains, it all depends on the degree of the secret. One that is loaded for bear, as is the case with an infidelity, or addiction needs to be broached, approached and dealt with, however hard to do.  But the water pistol variety, such as "I farted in the elevator today and let them blame Joe," or "I was the one who drank the last Coke" or even "I swallow my gum"-- my spouse would rather not know those things anyway, no harm, no foul.\n\nDoes that make sense?  My approach requires more line-item thinking, but is ultimately more rewarding. Who doesn't want to spend time thinking about your significant other?
546016
for the most part i am very honest, but we all have some secrets.
988303
Yes, it is very important to observe privacy in the family. Let everyone live his life the way he wants to live it.  Secrets are private things that anyone can keep within himself without the obligation to divulge it to anybody even to his family members.  There is no human law in this whole wide world that prohibits one family member from keeping his secrets within himself. There is no law that states that one has the obligation to tell his secrets to his family members.\n\nTherefore, to answer your question, family members should respect each other's attitude about secrets.  Remember that each member of the family has the right either to reveal or to keep his secrets in life.  If someone in your family shares his secrets with you, thank him for he  trusts you.  When he  seeks your advice, help him  the best way you can but try to keep the secret within yourself unless he says that you may.  If he doesn't, keep mum about it and you'll never go wrong.
135045
Friends - yes\n\nlovers - no \n\n\nBUT - if you have to hide that friend from your spouse, then something is wrong.... any friendship whether it be with a male or female should not be something you need to hide or feel guilty about (because you aren't doing anything wrong!)
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Having explained how understanding you are, I'd say he may not actually be hiding it, he is just not throwing it in your face, might even call it avoiding disrespecting you unintentionally ...your no leash, don't ask ...don't tell trust needs to have a line drawn and if he respects the relationship as much as you, then make sure the phone calls don't become visits when your not around...
514875
SECRETLY, yes! But we're never supposed to admit it.
515334
Yap, everyone has some skeletons in the closet. But it wouldn't be a secret anymore if more and more people know about it. At times, it makes you more interesting to people.
1182829
Do you really think that anyone would tell you?
537262
Yes, certainly.  Then, my best friend finds out and she starts hounding a confession out of me.  Of course, you sometimes cannot hide things from your best friend even if your best friend is at least 20 years older than you (which mine is in her 40's and I am in my 20's).
561878
If I told you, it wouldn't be a secret any more. I don't think I have any deep secrets to be homest, I am sure that between all the people I know, they know everything about me!
985356
we all do. Some are worse than others. If we disclosed it here then it isn't a secret any longer.
736250
i think you should stay with her; it is an online thing after all; think of it this way: would you appreciate it if she talked about your mutual affairs in public? but you are exposing the intimate details of your relationship here, right? so the anonymity of the internet is a shield for certain things, that would otherwise be unacceptable.
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I beleive so...some don't want you to know the "real" them so they only let you see what they want...when things start getting deeper...they seem to want to back off...I truly beleive in my last relationship, this was the case.  He had too many secrets he didn't want to reveal.
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I don't think you have to lay out every single secret that comes down the pike.  Some things you shouldn't have to share with anyone else. Generally, if it's important to the marriage, then go ahead and share it with your spouse.  But above all be sure there is trust between the two of you and never do anything that would threaten that trust.
631210
Yes I did unexpectadly I wasn't even looking to tell the truth. He is a wonderful sweet guy we just recently met in January although its long distance he is worth it. We talk every day that we can. We are talking marriage. Its not for everyone sometimes I feel like I am a different person online I'm more bold and can say things I never would in person.
676351
DO FOR OTHERS WHAT YOU WANT THEM TO DO FOR YOU......!!!\nI mean if you had a boy/girlfriend dear to you who's cheating behind your back,would you like your friends to keep it secretly from you ? Dont think so.\nFor me I would definitly more than just tell him/her the truth, I would kick that cheaters butt all the way to kingdom come......NO KIDDING
575539
Sometimes i do pretend because i want to protect that person from something they should not see. We all have to pretend at some point of our lives.