Do You Tell Your partner Every Secret?

Abuja, Nigeria
November 14, 2010 2:57pm CST
Going by the word "secret" is something confidential, something personal and only disclosed to someone very special. To some people, that very special person may be anybody who could be trusted and reliable. Today, there are so many things happening between couples, brothers,intimate friends, and some close people. Disappointments, deceit, lies and every bad things are happening between people who are supposed to be intimate. Seeing these happening everywhere today in our society, it has made it impossible to really trust anyone. Now, can you tell your partner all the secret?
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20 responses
• Bulgaria
14 Nov 10
No, I do not share all my secrets with my partner, because he does not tell me either, I tell him only which is important for him, I try not to hurt one's feelings.
• Kenya
15 Nov 10
i try to share and keep secret the ones if she knows we will break up,but i think ladies are the honest ones in relationships.
@pogi253 (1586)
• Philippines
16 Nov 10
Nope I don’t, to a degree, yes our partners are entitled to know things, but you are under no responsibility to tell her anything you don’t want to. No one needs to know every little detail of information about their partner. Everyone has the right to the sacredness of their own thoughts.
@laydee (12798)
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
I know that when one is married they're considered as 'one'. However, I don't think that when you get married you need to lose your individuality. Regardless how many of us would put it, we are still our own person and our partner need to respect that as we also respect our partner's individualism. Further, when one starts to lose herself too much in the marriage - like when one is required to spill all the beans of secrets and skeletons, I would feel like I'm totally naked and there's nothing more my partner needs to know about me - yet alone be curious. I think we need to understand that some secrets are meant to be kept inside our hearts. There are things that would only cause pain and arguments when such things are talked about. Not to mention that these 'secrets' are called 'secret' because it's not meant to be spread about. I think it's best that we keep some secrets that is of sensitive information to ourselves. I don't think my partner would mind if I kept some to myself, simply because he doesn't know in the first place. As they say, what he doesn't know won't kill him. Haha! I don't think it's 'cheating' or being 'secretive' to your partner. I think it's healthy in a way because some information may only hurt him if he found out. My mom would always tell me that she keeps some secrets to herself. Some words are better left unsaid, she says. It didn't hurt their relationship, in fact keeping some things to herself made the relationship last. One can never be too honest - if one doesn't want trouble.
@dodo19 (47082)
• Beaconsfield, Quebec
15 Nov 10
I do try to tell my husband a lot. We do try to be honest with each other. However, I haven't told him everything. Sometimes, it's just nice to have some privacy. Some of your thoughts and such, sometimes it's just nice to keep of them private.
@mods196621 (3652)
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
I prefer not to tell to my partner all the secrets in me but because i was so honest to him since then i tell. But if need not to know y him well better o keep silence and let myself keep the secret. I am not telling a lie wince when we got married but now a days due to some important matter that i need to hide from him i kept a secret from him. And i know that the time will come every thing will be alright.
@piya84 (2581)
• India
15 Nov 10
well i am not married yet so this question does not exist for me.after marriage i think i will see how much partner can take.You know some people are more sentimental than other and then there is all this moral stuff as well because of which people make more judgmental.So how much i open up depends upon how cool my partner is.
@sender621 (14894)
• United States
15 Nov 10
It makes me feel closer to my partner to tell them all my secrets. This intimacy bonds us together. Trusting someone enough to tell even your deepest darkest secret to is something we should cherish. It's not everyone we would be willing to do this with.
@ebuscat (5935)
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
For me yes I will know that if I tell they are to tell there secret too.
@toniganzon (72285)
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
No. There are things that I still keep hidden from my husband but it's something that I have kept for a long time even before I met him. It's a secret that I don't want to tell anybody, not even my closest friend. It's something so painful that I don't even want to remember or recall it. I didn't even write it in my journal. So I think this secret won't hurt my marriage if my husband doesn't find out about it. So it's better to keep it that way.
@vangie26 (445)
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
If the partner you are referring to is the wife or husband, then it's okay to disclose your secrets because you are one already, and to remain one, you should be open always. But if this is just a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship, it is just right to leave something for yourself. :-)
@calpro (930)
• India
15 Nov 10
Hi, What does secret mean ? Secret is something which is not open for all and cannot be disclosed.If you tell your partner this is a secret do not disclose to anybody and you open up with him/her,there is no point in calling it a secret.A secret is once out of your mouth you do not have control over it. I do not disclose all my secrets or professional things to my partner,Which is to be told should be told,for that matter not only to partner even with friends we do not share everything.It depends on the person,circumstances and the need to disclose a secret. Have a nice day.
@arkhan099 (110)
• Pakistan
15 Nov 10
no way ,the last time i shared a secret with my mother she told it to all her sisters who told it to their family and all my relatives came to know of it, her justification; all her sisters where talking about funny things their kids do so she had to share something with them as well,now that's a loving mother,no? My father on the other hand isn't the type to share things with , it just feels weird sharing a fact with him, he gives you the.......the stare....
@arkhan099 (110)
• Pakistan
15 Nov 10
no way ,the last time i shared a secret with my mother she told it to all her sisters who told it to their family and all my relatives came to know of it, her justification; all her sisters where talking about funny things their kids do so she had to share something with them as well,now that's a loving mother,no? My father on the other hand isn't the type to share things with , it just feels weird sharing a fact with him, he gives you the.......the stare....
• Philippines
15 Nov 10
Being honest in my partner makes our relationship grows stronger. I tell him my secrets but not all. It is important to preserve our own privacy.
@Renhard (3471)
• Jamaica
14 Nov 10
Well the best way to explain this is to say that i tell my partner some secrets but not all secrets. Secrets that can actually hurt me if everybody knows i wont tell my partner. Only mild secrets alone i will tell my partner.
@monkeylong (3139)
• Guangzhou, China
15 Nov 10
AS far as I am concerned, I think it will be very good to keep some secrets of your own.If you just tell your parten all the secrets that you have, I think you will be so blank, nothing can hidden by you.In the end, it will affact your life a lot.Becasue your parten has known all about you. Your partner can catch you easily. So I think it will be good not to tell all the secrets that you have.
@petersum (4522)
• United States
14 Nov 10
Well they say true love has no secrets. I don't have any secrets simply because of the incredibly boring lifestyle I lead. It would be exciting to have a secret or two. Would I tell my partner? Probably not since she would not appreciate it anyway! I have been married long enough that talking and listening don't often occur at the same time.
@swissheart (6482)
• Romania
14 Nov 10
I'm single right now but I don't like the idea of telling him every secret. there are things that we have to keep to ourselves. because the more a person knows about you, more are the chances that he will hurt you. I know you say that hey he's my partner he wouldn't hurt me..but sadly this kind of things happen.
@saqi78 (1402)
• Malaysia
15 Nov 10
Hi Friend I think it is really bad if you dont have trust on your partner or your partner do not trust you, I personally do think that relation is a true relation if you dont have any trust, because for me, every relation start with trust and if you have trust then you can go forwards otherwise it is going to be bad every day. I always like to share my every thing with my partner but I think she is not always interested in those matters which I normally share with her, I try to tell her every thing which she wants to know, I dont want to keep any secret from her and I think if there is some hidden thing then it ll come in front of her one day, so why not tell her now, it is always wise to trust each other...:))) Have a nice day dear...
• United States
15 Nov 10
If I had a partner who turned out to be very intimate and trustful, I would definitely tell her every secret. But in doing this I would be sure that such secrets won't destroy our relationship or hurt her state of mind. Confidentiality is a priority when it comes to married couples, but information that can deteriorate the union between partners should not be disclosed. Reliable people shouldn't hurt other people's feelings as deceit usually comes from a slanderers state of mind. Cherishing each moment, whether it be from keeping slanderous secrets to oneself is ideal when it comes to keeping your partner happy. After all to much negativity can lead to bad relationships.