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People Divulge Secrets They're Afraid To Tell Their Significant Other

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Reddit user _Brunonono_ asked: 'What's something you can't tell your partner for fear of upsetting them?'

Trust is key to any relationship, whether it's romantic, platonic or even just professional.

But does establishing and maintaining trust require full disclosure at all times?

In professional and platonic relationships, some mystery is understandable. Your friends and especially your coworkers don't need to be all up in your personal life.

But what about a significant other? Is there ever a reason to keep secrets from your sig-o?


Reddit user _Brunonono_ asked:

"What's something you can't tell your partner for fear of upsetting them?'

No Malice Intended

"The first piece of jewelery I bought my wife was a necklace. We went on holiday and she lost it."

"I said I would replace it but it wasn’t the same, she was upset that she’d lost it for sentimental reasons."

"I emailed the hotel and of course they hadn’t found it. So I bought a replacement and told my wife they found it."

~ EnzokuhleLesedi

"My wife has a beautiful heart."

"I jokingly call her a Disney princess because any animal that she comes across she has to talk to, and greet. She has cried by seeing a dead raccoon on the side of the road before."

"At the time, I was working day shift and she was working a swing shift."

"I had a busy day, but I saw she sent me some pictures of a young doe that was eating in our front yard. She seemed thrilled."

"I came home and saw the same deer!"

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"Dead."

"On my god damned porch."

"I felt like I started to hear 'the first 48' theme playing as I realized I have six hours to get rid of this thing before my wife gets home and her world is shattered.

"I call my local city authorities thinking they wouldn’t want a dead animal in the middle of town. Turns out, they couldn’t care less."

"I called some local raptor shelters to see if they could take a stat donation but it turns out the dead deer business is booming and they didn’t have a need for donations at this time, especially in the next 6 hours."

"Frustrated, I call my dad to vent and get advice on what to do."

"His response is only a 'Hold on bud, I’ll be there in 15 minutes'.”

"I go back inside to take care of the dogs and within the next 15 minutes I see me dad back his huge truck into my back yard, has the tail gait down and is knocking on my door with a pair of nitrile gloves on and another pair in hand for me."

"It was starting to get dark out, but we had that thing loaded up and found a special place to, uh... dispose' of it. We made it back with 20 minutes to spare before my wife got home."

"I haven’t told my wife because I think it would either break her heart, or creep her out at how efficiently my dad can dump a body."

"Anyway, wifey thinks her deer friend is alive and well, and totally not at the bottom of a ravine."

~ EliseoJan

Oops!

"The remote didn't disappear."

"I accidentally put it through the washing machine and destoreyed it and threw it out in a panic."

~ NinaBen63

"It was me who cooked with oil and didn’t clean the spatters off the stovetop… not the cat."

~ Poorly-Drawn-Beagle

"I'm impressed your cat can cook."

~ Antillaa

"Well, nothing fancy, not what you'd call a feast."

~ Poorly-Drawn-Beagle

"Just a meowdest meal then."

~ Grunthos_Flatulent

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Better Left Unsaid

"That she is wayyy more like her mom and sisters than she likes to think."

~ Famannot34

"Could be worse ... my partner is becoming more and more like MY mother than she would like to think!"

~ DeeDee_Z

"That’s definitely one to keep to yourself."

"Forever."

~ msjammies73

"I hate your mom and I'm a little afraid you're going to turn into her, both physically and personality wise."

"Especially since your dad keeps talking about how you have your mom's whole face and personality from back when they first got together."

~ midnightsonofabitch

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"I would like to go somewhere and be alone for a few weeks."

"I love them so much but I have never been on my own in my life and I would like to try it for a minute."

~ PeacefulWarCat

"I daydream/wonder what it would be like to live completely alone."

"How I wouldn’t have to compromise."

~ TA_MHGal

"Lord. I always thought when I met the right one I wouldn’t mind sharing my space."

"I’m a loner by nature."

~ illustriousocelot_

"I only put spiders outside when she sees them."

"If they're only noticed by me I let them continue hunting bugs, sometimes with a few soft words of encouragement."

"You're doing a great job, little guy."

~ c7hu1hu

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"She is using words incorrectly."

"She has a half dozen she routinely misuses and does not want to hear it. Example: The middle of the road is the median, not the medium."

"Drives me insane."

"Married 20+ years. Some things you let go."

"I even tried repeating it back to her in the conversation properly to avoid the conflict. Still doesn't work."

"What is surprising is she easily reads a couple of books per month and is super bright. She just has words that somehow got stuck in her vocabulary along the way."

~ Caspers_Shadow

Is Manipulation So Bad?

"I wanted my husband to quit wearing denim shorts because they made him look old. He had gained a bit of weight, so I kept buying his jorts in his old size 34 and I bought khaki shorts in a 38."

"He will never read a label for any reason. He would put on the jorts and then lay on the bed and lift and spread his legs to stretch out the shorts a bit."

"He blew out the back seam of two pairs in the same day, then ended up putting on the khaki shorts."

"Since then, almost 20 years, he has insisted that khaki shorts are made better and fit more comfortably than denim shorts of the same size."

~ fire_thorn

Hiding In Plain Sight

"Not me but my parents. If my mom wants to hide literally anything from my dad, no matter what it is, she just puts it somewhere where he would have to bend over to see it."

"Doesn't matter if it's something like a package of oreos, if my dad has to bend over to find it he's never going to find it. I've tested it with my own snacks when I was still living with them to confirm it works.

"He'd be mad if he knew how many snacks we'd hidden from him simply because he doesn't bend over low enough to see it in the cabinet."

~ WonderfulFennels

"This is rather hilarious. Not quite what I was thinking of, but hilarious."

~ OP _Brunonono_

"Headline: Man Starves To Death In Home: Couldn't Find Food at Knee Height"

~ Papancasudani

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Might Be Time To Speak Up

"I am tired in my soul."

"I carry the mental load, do 99% of the domestic chores, do the meal planning, grocery shopping, and cooking. I’m the breadwinner and also the one responsible for our finances."

"I’m tired in my heart and soul. You agree when we talk about our future but there’s no execution on your end."

"You see my frustrations and you think it’s postpartum depression but it’s you, not the kiddos. I’ve been doing the therapy and the Zoloft. Why aren’t you?"

~ Beagle_Gal

In almost every case, Redditors' biggest concern was their partner's feelings.

Except for those snacks.

Hopefully they put a few snacks in dad's line of sight.

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