Do you have a friend who just can't keep a secret?

United States
April 12, 2007 1:45pm CST
I have one. He's a guy and he loves hearing secrets and gossip. But I now know not to tell him anything personal. I had a crush on a guy and whenever the guy walks into the same room my friend is always smiling, giggling, or sometimes even pointing. It's really annoying. My other friend agrees that he can't keep a secret. What should I do about this? Tell him to stop? I tried that but it's like a natural reaction for him. He just can't keep a secret at all... especially if it's about other people.
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@vijigopi (991)
• United States
12 Apr 07
Well, I can understand that there are some people in this world whose brain will go nuts or even explode if they have a secret. In fact, my mother is one of the likes of them. You can do one thing to stop this. Lie to this guy that your crush is now on some other person(whom he doesn't know) and try to pretend you actually are telling the truth. He might stop all those embarassing things himself. But be careful. see to it that the next person you are talking about does not have to come in the view of this irritating guy.. best of luck.
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• United States
12 Apr 07
Thanks for the tip. I would like him to learn his lesson somehow so he doesn't hurt another person or doesn't hurt himself through his little habbit.
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• United States
12 Apr 07
No, but a friend's friend can't keep a secret worth a damn. I jokingly refer to her as a "sewer mouth," which is to say that when you tell her something, it's like dropping an object in the sewer, to be carried all over the place.
• United States
12 Apr 07
I guess the two people we're talking about sound alike. I guess with your friend's friend you can make a lie spread like wild fire.
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@worthy (2413)
• India
12 Apr 07
Yes,i have a couple of friends who can't keep secrets.they are not very close friends. I know it feels very bad when they don't keep a secret. I think no one would like to be a friend of such people. You don't give him much importance,'cause he ahs hurt you.I know it must be very embarassing for you when he giggles in front of the guy you have crush on.I think this friend is taking advantage of this fact. Rather than suffering like this you better tell him sternly to stop doing it.You can also try making friends with the guy you have crush on and later mention it casually that you thought you had a crush on him a few weeks ago. I don't know if my advice is a wise one.So,please think very seriously before doing or saying anything.
• United States
12 Apr 07
Your advice is very wise. But it will be hard for a person like me to follow. I'm shy and I'm not sure if I can get my stern message through my friend's head. I think I can still be friends with him if we just don't share secrets.
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• Malaysia
14 Apr 07
Yeah. It seems like it just slipped so easily from that mouth. So,we always take precaution if she was around. Just in case.... If you told her, there will be 100.0 % the next day the whole wide world will know your secret. And when u asked her back, she will give you million of reasons....
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• United States
14 Apr 07
Wow she sounds kinda dangerous. It seems like many people have a friend like that. I wonder why we still keep them as friends. Thank you for commenting.
@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
12 Apr 07
if he is like me he doesn't like secrets its just a sign of hiding something, shame, dishonesty or just not being real
• United States
12 Apr 07
Trust me. He loves secrets. They're not bad secrets. They're just something that are supposed to be kept among close friends.
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