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myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 175 out of 12,079 in friend 2 years ago

Here's a question. Should friends keep secrets?

Do you keep secrets from your friends, either here
on Mylot or in real life.

Here's a secret, something I've never told anyone online.

I am partially deaf in my right ear, suffer tinnitus (ringing in the ears)
all the time and can only hear people talking clearly if they
are standing near the left side.

That's not really a big secret, but it's significant.
It's not something I've ever shared with anyone online.

Do you have a secret, whether little or big that you would
be willing to share online?

It doesn't have to be something that would get you into
trouble, just something that you have not ever told anyone you
know online.

So what's your secret? And, do you think friends should share secrets
or keep secrets from each other?

 

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1. myLot reputation of 98/100. Beautyfactor (1369)   ranked 6,445 out of 12,079 in friend   2 years ago

I honestly don't think I have any secrets to share with you, sorry if you feel dissapointed! Anyway, I don't think you need to tell your friends about absolutely everything that is going on in your life. it also depends on how you value the relationship and how long you have known them for. I certainly wouldn't feel comfortable sharing a secret here on mylot. If had a secret I would want it to stay a secret so the more people I told, the more chance it has of getting out.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 175 out of 12,079 in friend  2 years ago

No thanks! I'm good.

Got enough friends online.rolleyes

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2. myLot reputation of 94/100. common_man (1053)   ranked 1,069 out of 12,079 in friend   2 years ago

Friends should share secrets with each other. To be friend is to be sharing, to be caring and to be loving. But every online member u interact with is not your friend, and every secret need not be told to every friend. However feelings of each other can be shared with friendss in Virtual world.

But if closeness develops after prolonged interactions online, and you develop faith and trust on each other, then the personal secrets can be shared.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 175 out of 12,079 in friend  2 years ago

Very interesting point.

Mostly when I refer to 'secret's I'm talking
about something personal that you know and other
people in your real life already know but that
others online might not know.

For instance a safe secret might be that you
broke your leg when you were a kid or something
benign like that.

It's something that wouldn't get you in trouble.

Maybe it could be more personal like how you might
be afraid of the dark. Not that you are.

But I'm just saying, it's personal to you.
It's your secret. Chances are, there would be people
in your personal life who already knew that, so to them,
it's not a secret.

But to the online world, it's your secret and since
noone can really use it to black mail you, then it's
safe enough to share.

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3. myLot reputation of 98/100. jugsjugs (6366)   ranked 43 out of 12,079 in friend   2 years ago

I do keep a few things as a secret as i think that sometimes that is better as you never know if your friend is going to blab to other people that they know.I think that we can only trust ourselves with the things that we want to keep secret as in the past a good friend of mine has been caught out as they told someone something that got back to me.Sometimes i think maybe the secret could be told to another friend but to be honest i do not and will not trust someone with things like that anymore no matter how much they say they will not say anything.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 175 out of 12,079 in friend  2 years ago

You've made a very good point.

There's another good reason not to share
really personal or tragic secrets with close friends,
even ones we may really trust.

When we share a secret or personal information
with a friend, the other person might not really
want to share it with anyone else.

But the secret weighs them down emotionally, maybe our secret burdens
them down so greatly, that they have to share the secret
so that they can unburden themselves.

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4. myLot reputation of 82/100. yoursjannat (445)   ranked 966 out of 12,079 in friend   2 years ago

There is something in your life that can't be shared with anybody.Explanation or clarification can't be given,because it's secret.

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5. myLot reputation of 99/100. phoenix8606 (2645)   ranked 3,154 out of 12,079 in friend   2 years ago

hi! i don't think friends should share all their secrets with each other, because sometimes there are some secrets, which don't really concern some of their friends, and concern only the family members. and also when some other friend has told it to you and ask you to keep it, then we should also not share it with someone else, because so we don't respect the person who said it to us!


jay601 (1)   ranked 10,548 out of 12,079 in friend  2 years ago

I feel that if we are friends we shouldnt hide anything because thats was friendship is about being able to trust your secrets.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 175 out of 12,079 in friend  2 years ago

Thanks, Jay! You see what I mean.

While sharing truly personal details online
is not the best idea, I think it's OK to share little
mundane details of your life, your likes, dislikes.

Those things might be considered a secret if someone online
doesn't already know.

This discussion was supposed to be a fun exchange of trivial
details, but has not ended up that way.

Pity.

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6. myLot reputation of 84/100. homeshoppers (4685)   ranked 853 out of 12,079 in friend   2 years ago

it depends, but not all secret as we cant tell the future, what if we told them everything but someday our friendship will ruin and she will tell those secret to everyone. like what happened to my brother's wife. according to her friend whom i met and that friend of her didnt know that the girl is now my brother's wife. we talk a lot about her and i found out that she abort her baby before as she got pregnant while on high school. and guess what. my brother and his wife has been together for 10 years and they dont have child yet and so i conclude that maybe its the effect of abortion. but shes pregnant right now and will going to give birth this month after 10 yers of waiting, they already do everything to make her pregnant and of course i didnt tell my brother nor my family about that abortion issue.


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 175 out of 12,079 in friend  2 years ago

I see what you mean.

As for the pregnancy issue, it's not uncommon
for very young women (high school age) to get pregnant
because that's the age when a woman's reproductive
system works the best, while older women (in their twenties
and thirties and fourties often struggle with fertility).

It might not seem fair, but it really
is much easier to get pregnant at that teenager age than much later
in the twenties and thirties. It happens in the US all the time.

I was so very fortunate to have a baby when I turned thirty
after wanting a child for ten years and not being able to conceive.

I was just blessed very much.

And, lucky to have the one child.

I would love more children but have only been blessed with one.

I'm sure the child of your brother and his wife will be truly treasured
despite the events of the past.

We all make mistakes, hopefully we can just move on.

Thanks for having the courage to share such a big event.

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7. myLot reputation of 72/100. zararina (752)   2 years ago

friends do share secrets to each other but not everything. there are secrets better kept as secrets.

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8. myLot reputation of 99/100. recycledgoth (7430)   ranked 1,962 out of 12,079 in friend   2 years ago

I share many secrets with my friends but not all. are some secrets that I know I can trust my friends with but I don't believe in sharing everything with everyone.

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9. myLot reputation of 99/100. pergammano (3543)   ranked 1,425 out of 12,079 in friend   2 years ago

This is my secret...lady penguin...I test the waters, first! Bad,eh??? I have told untrue secrets...(tongue in cheek) and wait for the backlash! I then have a barometer to guage by! I know it's a little back-handed, but thru life's journeys I have been burnt by sharing innermost secrets..to whom I thot were the dearest friends...once turning my life up-side down, by a person whom I believed was a totally devoted friend. One I had stood by for years, and bailed out of all kinds of trouble...it really hurt. Just a protective facade..I guess. Cheers!


myLot reputation of 92/100. beautyqueen26 (34377)   ranked 175 out of 12,079 in friend  2 years ago

Actually, that's not such a bad idea, after all.
Usually I share some very small detail, like my
favorite hobbies or the fact that I suffer ear trouble
and tinnitus to see if others are receptive.

Of course, I'd never share a damaging secret or share
my friends personal details as it's not my place
to tell my friends secrets openly.

Thanks for sharing, I can relate to the feeling of not
wanting to be hurt in a public place.

You're just being smart and that's never a bad thing.

Best wishes, thanks for sharing that personal detail.

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10. myLot reputation of 94/100. dragonangel (216)   ranked 1,341 out of 12,079 in friend   2 years ago

If it is with my bestfriend,then no secrets untold.I always tell everything to the one I consider as my closest friend.I could say she knows every aspect in my life wether it be nice,funny,stupid,strange and so on and so forth.I do it mainly because I feel so at ease with her and I know I could trust her with every detail of my deep secrets.With her I am as transparent as a crystal.There are times when I do something and that I want to know if it is natural to do or to feel it, so in that case I try to talk it over with her and then she tells me her views about it and also suggests things that I should do.I feel lucky having one like her.

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