shoud i tell my dark secret to someone i am getting married to?

Singapore
March 17, 2007 1:21pm CST
suppose i have a dark secret.. something I did in the past... let's say I have already paid for that mistake. Should I still tell the person I am going to marry about my dark secret?
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@xParanoiax (6987)
• United States
17 Mar 07
If you trust them enough to get married to them, then it stands to reason you should be able to trust them enough to tell them your secrets..from stupid things you did as a kid, to something horrible. If they truly love you, then it won't matter. If they care about some dumb ol' secret and want to leave it just shows they don't deserve you. Real love can endure anything. Be prepared though..no matter what from one or both of you, it's probably, gonna be rough.
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• Canada
18 Mar 07
I totally agree with you, if you are going to spend the rest of your life with someone, and get married, there should be no secrets between you...but suppose that a secret, ....not this discussions "secret" because we dont know what it is,...but suppose its something really bad, like he/she hurt someone in the past, or served jail time, or was married before...then what?..if he/she tells the secret, it could end any chance of getting married, but how could you get married with a secret like this to begin with..think he/she should just take his/her chances...
• Singapore
18 Mar 07
Both of you are right. If things turn out for the worse, I guess I shall just take it that I have not fully paid my dues =(
@vikasintl (266)
• India
17 Mar 07
no as long as you have paid for it ...dont stress yourself and don't let the past ruin your present and future.
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• Singapore
18 Mar 07
Thanks for the kind words.. I am just afraid that things will never be the same after I make my confession. Worst still, I may even lose the relationship =(
@imsilver (1665)
• Canada
17 Mar 07
Personally I think that you should. If you love someone enough to marry them then you should be able to trust them with everything.. the good and the bad.. if they truly love you back they will accept you the way you are. And if there is any chance that someone else will tell them, it'd probably be much better for them to hear it from you first.
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• India
17 Mar 07
As we know the fact that a life partner is partner, with whom we share everything of our life, thus it is obvious that we should not cover any secret before the person. It is important that there are no unknown facts between the two of you. But then again, we don't want to hurt our loved ones unneccessarily. If you think that the secret if disclosed will be a reason of immense discomfort for you spouse, and may create problems between you two, then may be you should not share it. Sometimes we need to keep some dark secrets covered through life, to save our loved ones and ourselves from discomfort and pain.
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• Singapore
18 Mar 07
Thanks. That is exactly what I am pondering about.
@decimus785 (1419)
• Aruba
17 Mar 07
If you want to,but i think you should tell her/him,if the person realy loves you he/she will accept what you've done in the past because you already paid for ypur mistake.
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@kurtbiewald (2625)
• United States
17 Mar 07
yup , tell him are you a mass murderer? did you swear at somebody's mom? what did you do? I wanna know.
• Singapore
18 Mar 07
you do not want to know. trust me.
• Canada
17 Mar 07
If it truly bothers you and it seems like it do, then tell him...do not go into this marriage with this secret hanging over your head, what if he/she finds out after you guys are married, then what??It do depend on what the secret is to, because some secrets are more harsh, and more hurtful if they don't know...like for example, I had a relationship with a fellow before I met my husband...It was probably about three years before I met him...no big deal, then one day this guy told my husband that he use to date me...and my husband didn't know, he was a little ticked off that I didn't tell him, but understood that it was long before I met him, and I didn't even consider that a secret of sorts, he just thought that I had kept it from him on purpose for some reason... If this bothers you, and you believe its something that will come back and bite you in the a$$ if they ever find out, if its something that will cause you problems either in your relationship, or just in your own mind, be honest and confess...good luck...
• United States
17 Mar 07
I most likely would as he might hear it from someone else and then have a hard time trusting you. If he really loves you he will be understanding. Why don't you give him a chance to be?
@Dave3820 (25)
• Canada
17 Mar 07
No way, it's one of the worst things you can do!